Sarajevo

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Numbeo's Safety Index puts Sarajevo at 56/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Bosnia and Herzegovina's national picture overall (62/100 vs 63/100).

Verified Sep 9, 2026Confidence high

62Sketch Score

City page · part of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The one number a country page can't give you

What people who actually live in Sarajevo 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.

Crime Index

43.8

Safety Index

56.2

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 crime46.6 · moderate

Crime increasing in the past 5 years51.0 · moderate

Worries home broken and things stolen40.2 · moderate

Worries being mugged or robbed44.2 · moderate

Worries car stolen46.1 · moderate

Worries things from car stolen52.7 · moderate

Worries attacked35.5 · low

Worries being insulted31.2 · low

Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion26.0 · low

Problem people using or dealing drugs44.0 · moderate

Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft51.0 · moderate

Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery40.0 · moderate

Problem corruption and bribery75.6 · high

Safety walking alone during daylight77.4 · high

Safety walking alone during night55.6 · moderate

Source: Numbeo, user-submitted →

Sub-scores

Same real inputs as Bosnia and Herzegovina's national page, with crime swapped for Sarajevo's own Numbeo number above.

78advisoryConsensus

40Political Stability

44Police Trust

76Health

63Road Safety

71Natural Disaster

90LGBTQ+

56Crime

Local know-how

Staying safe in Sarajevo, specifically

• There are still many minefields and unexploded ordnances in the broader Sarajevo area (although not in any urban area).
• Bosnia and Herzegovina has double the traffic fatality rate in Europe as a whole, and in the early 2020s there have been a few high-profile accidents with pedestrians.
• Most of the city is safe to visit, with crime against foreigners being very rare, but avoid areas such as Alipašino Polje, Švrakino and the surrounding areas of the Novi Grad municipality, a…
• There are a number of pickpockets working in the city and very few police officers on patrol; police are rarely seen.
• Due to being surrounded by hills the air in Sarajevo in winter months (November-February) can be noticeably thick with pollution, so that asthmatics or those with other chest problems may fi…
• Emergency services:

Source: Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA) →

Legal status (national law)

Legal since 1996 in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Republika Srpska since 1998, and in Brčko District since 2003 + UN decl. sign.

Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →

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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: 122 / ambulance: 124 / fire: 123

Cash vs. Card

The official currency is the konvertibilna marka (or marka) (convertible mark), denoted by the symbol KM (ISO code: BAM). It is fixed with the euro at the precise rate of KM 1.95583 for €1. Euro cash is also widely accepted, though mostly in denominations of €20 or less. 1 konvertibilna marka is equal to 100 fenings.

How this compares to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Numbeo's Safety Index puts Sarajevo at 56/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Bosnia and Herzegovina's national picture overall (62/100 vs 63/100).

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