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title: "What is the risk matrix used to score the risks?"
description: "Understand the scoring method Dronedesk uses for risk assessments, including how likelihood and severity are combined to calculate overall risk."
url: https://help.dronedesk.io/en/articles/75-what-is-the-risk-matrix-used-to-score-the-risks
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updated: 2025-06-15
language: en
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# What is the risk matrix used to score the risks?

Understand the scoring method Dronedesk uses for risk assessments, including how likelihood and severity are combined to calculate overall risk.

For **risk assessment scoring**, Dronedesk uses a **standard 5 by 5 risk matrix**, which is widely adopted across industries and safety management systems globally.

To view or edit the matrix, go to the **Risk Assessments** section in Dronedesk. The matrix allows you to evaluate risks by comparing two key factors:

-   **Severity of consequences**, which ranges from _Negligible_ to _Catastrophic_
    
-   **Probability or likelihood**, which ranges from _Extremely Improbable_ to _Frequent_
    

At one end of the scale, the **lowest risk** is a combination of _Extremely Improbable_ and _Negligible_. At the opposite end, the **highest risk** results from a combination of _Frequent_ and _Catastrophic_.

Dronedesk also allows you to assign a **default score of 0**, which indicates that a particular risk has **not yet been scored**. This is useful when you want pilots or job managers to assess and score specific risks during the job planning process.