Think twice.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Dhaka at 38/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Bangladesh's national picture overall (48/100 vs 58/100).
City page · part of Bangladesh
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Dhaka report
Numbeo aggregates thousands of resident-submitted perception surveys into a per-city Crime Index (higher = worse) and its inverse, a Safety Index — the only real city-granularity crime signal feeding this page, alongside Bangladesh's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
62.5
Safety Index
37.5
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Bangladesh's national page, with crime swapped for Dhaka's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Illegal since 1862 Penalty: 10 years to life imprisonment (Occasionally enforced).
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The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
A / C / D / G · 220V
Driving side
left
Emergency
police: 999 / ambulance: 999 / fire: 999
How this compares to Bangladesh
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Dhaka at 38/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Bangladesh's national picture overall (48/100 vs 58/100).
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