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Is Nainital safe?

India scores 2.0 out of 10 on the national peace and safety index, which is low.

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Two of these numbers describe India as a whole, and two are measured around Nainital itself. A national index says nothing about which street to avoid at 2am. For that you need people who live there, not a dataset.

Peace and safety index

Global Peace Index for the whole country, rescaled to 0-10. It reflects conflict, crime and political stability nationally, not the street you would live on.

2.0 / 10

country-level index

Women's safety index

Women's Danger Index, country level. Useful as a national signal, not as neighbourhood guidance.

4.0 / 10

country-level index

LGBT+ legal protection

Velasco LGBT+ Policy Index, country level: what the law says, not how a given district feels.

4.0 / 10

country-level index

Earthquakes, magnitude 5+

USGS catalogue, measured around this city's coordinates.

32 in 50 years within 200 km

measured around this city

Tropical storms

NOAA IBTrACS storm tracks, measured around this city's coordinates.

5 since 1980 within 200 km

measured around this city

Air quality, annual mean PM2.5

Copernicus CAMS model. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³. Modelled, not a station reading.

33 µg/m³

measured around this city

where these numbers come from

  • · Peace and safety: Global Peace Index, country level.
  • · Women's safety: Women's Danger Index, country level.
  • · LGBT+ legal protection: Velasco LGBT+ Policy Index, country level.
  • · Earthquakes: USGS earthquake catalogue, within 200 km of the city.
  • · Tropical storms: NOAA IBTrACS storm tracks, within 200 km of the city.
  • · Air quality: Copernicus CAMS reanalysis, modelled.

Last reviewed 2026-05-25. Full method, licences and the list of sources we rejected are on the methodology page.