Minsk

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Numbeo's Safety Index puts Minsk at 51/100 for crime — that makes it read safer than Belarus's national picture overall (39/100 vs 37/100).

Verified Sep 9, 2026Confidence high

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City page · part of Belarus

The one number a country page can't give you

What people who actually live in Minsk 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 Belarus's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.

Crime Index

49.1

Safety Index

50.9

Source: Numbeo, user-submitted →

The breakdown behind the number

What residents specifically worry about

Numbeo's own category breakdown — note some rows are framed as a worry/problem (higher = worse) and some as a safety rating (higher = better); read the label, not just the number.

Level of crime52.1 · moderate

Crime increasing in the past 5 years69.9 · high

Worries home broken and things stolen44.5 · moderate

Worries being mugged or robbed40.5 · moderate

Worries car stolen33.1 · low

Worries things from car stolen36.6 · low

Worries attacked59.6 · moderate

Worries being insulted53.0 · moderate

Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion43.9 · moderate

Problem people using or dealing drugs28.9 · low

Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft43.0 · moderate

Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery48.2 · moderate

Problem corruption and bribery75.5 · high

Safety walking alone during daylight55.3 · moderate

Safety walking alone during night43.4 · moderate

Source: Numbeo, user-submitted →

Sub-scores

Same real inputs as Belarus's national page, with crime swapped for Minsk's own Numbeo number above.

0advisoryConsensus

42Political Stability

25Police Trust

76Health

80Road Safety

81Natural Disaster

90LGBTQ+

51Crime

Local know-how

Staying safe in Minsk, specifically

• Minsk is a safe and clean city.
• All Minsk Metro stations are equipped with security scanners and police are always present there.
• The Belarusian law prohibits taking photographs of the government buildings.
• Attending political and any protests may not be safe for tourists. Even bystanders may be detained by uniformed and plain cloth police. The judge is likely to accept the police story.
• Belarus is safe for LGBT travellers most of the time.
• The Belarusian law prohibits the distribution of pornography.

Source: Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA) →

Legal status (national law)

Legal since 1994

Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →

Pack this, know this

The little things that trip people up

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Plug & voltage

C / F · 230V

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Driving side

right

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Emergency

police: 102 / ambulance: 103 / fire: 101

Cash vs. Card

The national currency is the New Belarusian Ruble, denoted as p (ISO code: BYN), also known as the "third ruble". The first post-Soviet ruble is debased by 1000 and basically worthless. The second (marked with series date 2000) is still exchangeable.

How this compares to Belarus

Numbeo's Safety Index puts Minsk at 51/100 for crime — that makes it read safer than Belarus's national picture overall (39/100 vs 37/100).

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