Go, but pay attention.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Gent at 75/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Belgium's national picture overall (74/100 vs 78/100).
City page · part of Belgium
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Gent 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 Belgium's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
24.8
Safety Index
75.2
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Belgium's national page, with crime swapped for Gent's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Legal nationwide since 1795; equal age of consent since 1985 + UN decl. sign.
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
C / E · 230V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 101 or 112 / ambulance: 112 / fire: 112
How this compares to Belgium
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Gent at 75/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Belgium's national picture overall (74/100 vs 78/100).
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