Think twice.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Medellin at 46/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than Colombia's national picture overall (45/100 vs 45/100).
City page · part of Colombia
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Medellin 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 Colombia's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
54.1
Safety Index
45.9
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Colombia's national page, with crime swapped for Medellin's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Legal since 1981+ UN decl. sign.
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The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
A / B · 120V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 112 / ambulance: 125 / fire: 119
How this compares to Colombia
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Medellin at 46/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than Colombia's national picture overall (45/100 vs 45/100).
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