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Paris
Our rating, plus the advisories, health notices, emergency numbers and crime data behind it, from official sources checked Oct 20, 2026.
Nepsis threat assessment
Paris
Reviewed Oct 20, 2026. Scored with our published method; never below the State Department level.
Crime and scams and Civil unrest set the level.
Top actions
- Carry your bag across your body on the Métro and RER, where pickpockets often work in pairs.
- If someone suddenly distracts you at a mainline station, keep one hand on your bag and step away.
- Split your passport, cards and cash between separate inside pockets rather than keeping them together.
Know before you go
Dial 112 for police, fire or ambulance anywhere in France, or 15 for an ambulance directly.
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 2: Exercise increased caution (updated May 27, 2025) Read it → |
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| UK Foreign Office (FCDO) | Last updated Oct 19, 2026. Latest change: Updated information on local curfews (‘Warnings and insurance’ page). Read it → |
| CDC health notices | No active CDC travel health notice for this country. CDC travel notices → |
| Emergency numbers | Ambulance: 15 · Fire: 18 · Police: 17 · Deaf and hard of hearing emergency number (SMS, chat, video and fax): 114 |
| Main airport | CDG, ORY |
Crime and scams
What the UK Foreign Office advises.
Excerpt from UK FCDO travel advice, lightly trimmed for travelers outside the UK. This advice covers all of France, not only Paris. Full FCDO safety advice →
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Protecting your belongings
Take sensible precautions against street crime and car crime. Pickpockets can work in gangs; one distracts you while the other one goes into your bag.
Thieves and pickpockets operate on the Paris Métro, on RER (train) lines and at mainline stations. To reduce the risk of theft:
- keep your passport, credit cards and other valuables in separate bags or pockets
- use the inside compartments in bags where possible
- carry your bag across your body rather than on your shoulder
- keep your belongings close to you in restaurants and bars
- do not leave any valuables in your vehicle
- do not get distracted around tourist attractions and ATMs
Assaults
There have been several cases of serious assault on the RER line B, which serves:
- Paris Charles de Gaulle airport
- Orly Airport
- Paris Gare du Nord Eurostar terminus
There have also been serious assaults on RER line D, which serves the Stade de France.
Drink spiking and sexual assault
Be alert to the possible use of ‘date rape’ and other drugs including GHB and liquid ecstasy.
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.