Olive Branch score: 35/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Olive Branch safe? United States travel risk

Is Olive Branch safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Olive Branch scores 35/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Olive Branch scores 35/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Olive Branch: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.

Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).

A score of 35 is higher than 29% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Coordinates 34.9610° N, 89.8469° W place Olive Branch within Mississippi at an elevation of 118 meters. Heading to Washington: 1,220.4 km ENE.

Region
Mississippi

Coordinates
34.9610° N, 89.8469° W

Elevation
118 m

Time Zone
America/Chicago

Population
46,538

Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Memphis (19.7 km NW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM) 15.0 km NW

Hospital Care Parkwood Behavioral Health Systems 0.1 km E

Police Station Southaven Police Department 8.1 km W

Railway Terminal Farm Train Station 25.1 km NNW

Adjacent Localities in United States

Southaven · 12.0 km W Collierville · 16.5 km NE Hernando · 18.1 km SW Horn Lake · 18.6 km W Memphis · 19.7 km NW

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (33 °C avg high); Wettest: March (135 mm).

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °C	9°	12°	17°	22°	26°	31°	33°	33°	30°	24°	16°	10°
Low °C	0°	2°	6°	11°	16°	21°	24°	23°	20°	13°	7°	2°
Rain mm	107	101	135	126	113	87	68	92	68	77	99	123

Normals: Memphis (19.7 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

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Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Memphis 77

19.7 km NW

Oxford 10

72.4 km SSE

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