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Aruba
Our rating, plus the advisories, health notices, emergency numbers and crime data behind it, from official sources checked Oct 20, 2026.
Nepsis threat assessment
Aruba
Reviewed Oct 20, 2026. Scored with our published method; never below the State Department level.
Several areas set the level equally.
Top actions
- Leave valuables and extra cash at your hotel and take only what you need to the beach.
- Never leave bags in your parked car, even out of sight, while you swim or explore.
- Keep purses closed and close to your body, and skip remote areas on foot after dark.
Know before you go
In Aruba, dial 911 for ambulance and fire, 100 for police, and 913 for the coastguard.
Official advisories
What governments say right now.
Checked Oct 20, 2026. We link every source so you can read it yourself.
| U.S. State Department | Level 1: Exercise normal precautions (updated Aug 19, 2026) Read it → |
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| UK Foreign Office (FCDO) | Last updated Jul 7, 2026. Latest change: This travel advice was reviewed for accuracy and there are no significant updates. Read it → |
| CDC health notices | No active CDC travel health notice for this country. CDC travel notices → |
| Emergency numbers | Ambulance and fire: 911 · Police: 100 · Coastguard: 913 |
| Main airport | AUA |
Crime and scams
What the UK Foreign Office advises.
Excerpt from UK FCDO travel advice, lightly trimmed for travelers outside the UK. Full FCDO safety advice →
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Protecting your belongings
There is a risk of petty theft and there are occasionally incidents of street crime.
To reduce the risk to yourself and your belongings:
- avoid walking in remote areas at night
- do not take valuables or cash to the beach
- do not leave bags in your vehicle
- make sure purses and bags are closed and not easy to grab
Drug-related crime
Aruba is used as a drug passageway from South America to Europe and North America. There can be drug-related violent crime.
What this page is
Built on official data.
Our rating above is built on the official government and police data on this page, checked Oct 20, 2026. It does not replace your government's advisory. Planning a trip here? A Nepsis kit turns it into an arrival plan you can carry. See the kits.