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Czechia’s sketch score rose to 87 today, though you should still mind the global measles notice despite the low-risk level 1 travel advisories from the US, UK, and Canada.
Governments, one trip
What they're telling their own citizens about Czechia
The real score
The breakdown
See it from your perspective
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The general Sketch Score, unweighted for any specific traveler.
Don't fall for it
Scams to know
Taxi overcharging
Prague taxi drivers take the longest possible route to inflate fares. Negotiate the price beforehand or use reputable companies like Liftago or Uber.
Tram and metro pickpockets
Overweight gangs use their size and numbers to jostle tourists on trams 9, 10, and 22 or at metro stations. Keep money and wallets secure and separate, and do not challenge them if accosted.
Staying healthy
What to watch out for, health-wise
Active notices
- • Global Measles
Vaccines
Recommended:
From people who've been there
Local know-how
Staying safe
- •The Czech Republic is a safe country. Violent crime is very rare, but scams and pickpocketing are rampant in touristy areas, particularly during the high season.
- •In case of an emergency, you may dial 112, the standard EU emergency number. You may also dial 150 for the fire brigade, 155 in a medical emergency or 158 for the police.
- •Some other things of note: Taxi drivers: negotiate the price before you use taxi or use a reputable company (e.g.
Staying healthy
- •Grocery stores do not sell over-the-counter drugs, such as aspirin.
- •Tap water is safe to drink. It's especially good in Prague although in small towns, the amount of chlorine added can be quite strong. Of course, mineral water from Karlovy Vary tastes great!
- •A reputable hospital in Prague is Nemocnice na Homolce, Address: Roentgenova 37/2, Prague 5 (tel 257 272 350).
- •Central Europe and parts of the Czech Republic have ticks (Ixodes ricinus) which can carry Encephalitis or Lyme Borreliosis.
- •Ticks like to cling to any soft, warm, well-perfused areas of your body (undersides of knees and elbows, skin around ankles, groins, neck area, behind your ears, etc.) and if not removed, they'll suck your blood until they grow about 1 cm big.
Adapted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA — edited by travelers, not us.
Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
C / E · 230V
Driving side
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Emergency
police: 112 or 158 / ambulance: 112 or 155 / fire: 112 or 150
Zoom in
2 Czechia cities on SKETCH.WORLD
Real, resident-submitted Numbeo crime data at the city level — the same national picture above, with crime swapped for what people who actually live there report.
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- us-state — observed 2026-07-12
- uk-fcdo — observed 2026-07-12
- ca-gac — observed 2026-07-12
- worldbank-political — observed 2026-07-12
- worldbank-policeTrust — observed 2026-07-12
- cdc-health — observed 2026-07-12
- wikivoyage — observed 2026-07-12
- unodc — observed 2026-07-12
- acled-hdx — observed 2026-07-12
- lgbtq-legal-wikipedia — observed 2026-07-12