Go, but pay attention.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts San Jose at 44/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Costa Rica's national picture overall (71/100 vs 74/100).
City page · part of Costa Rica
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in San Jose 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 Costa Rica's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
55.9
Safety Index
44.1
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Costa Rica's national page, with crime swapped for San Jose's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Legal since 1971+ UN decl. sign.
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
A / B · 120V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 911 / ambulance: 911 / fire: 911
How this compares to Costa Rica
Numbeo's Safety Index puts San Jose at 44/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Costa Rica's national picture overall (71/100 vs 74/100).
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