Is Taiwan safe for tourists?

One of the safest places in the world, including alone at night, and lost wallets are routinely returned. Across 1 guides Taiwan averages 5.0 out of 5; Taipei are rated safe or very safe. Every guide names the comfortable areas and the ones that want care, with the reason.

Which parts of Taiwan need the most care?

None of the 1 guides in Taiwan is rated below 3: the usual big-city attention — bags in front on transit, phones away at the kerb — is the whole of it.

Is Taiwan Safe? Safety by City — 1 Destination Rated

Is Taiwan safe?

1 guide, each rated 1 to 5 with the reason — and two lists per place, where you are comfortable and where to pay attention. Nowhere is called dangerous; the specific thing is what helps.

5.0 average across 1 guide · Very safe

Taipei Very safe

One of the safest places in the world, including alone at night, and lost wallets are routinely returned. Typhoons between July and October close everything for a day or two at a time and are announced well ahead. Earthquakes are frequent and buildings are built for them. Scooter traffic is the everyday hazard.

Comfortable: Taipei

Scooter traffic, which is the everyday hazard and comes from every direction
Typhoons between July and October, which shut the island for a day or two and are announced well ahead
Mountain trails around Taipei in heavy rain, where landslides close them

The ratings are this site's own, from the guides' authors and the corrections readers send in; they are not an index. Read the general advice in travel safety tips.

Is Taiwan safe?

Taipei Very safe

The guides in Taiwan