Go, but pay attention.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Zagreb at 78/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than Croatia's national picture overall (78/100 vs 78/100).
City page · part of Croatia
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Zagreb 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 Croatia's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
21.6
Safety Index
78.4
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Croatia's national page, with crime swapped for Zagreb's own Numbeo number above.
Local know-how
Staying safe in Zagreb, specifically
- • As with much of Croatia, Zagreb is very safe on the whole.
- • Pickpocketing isn't a particularly common occurrence in Zagreb, but you might be approached by beggars and similar people on the street – ignore them and they will go away.
- • Though Croatia has become a more tolerant nation, outbursts of homophobic behaviour have been known to occur regularly, so it is advisable for non-straight couples to not show affection in p…
- • Park Ribnjak, very close to the city centre, is safe during daytime and worth visiting, especially for children.
- • Further, if you are going out at night (especially on weekends), steer clear of any drunk and rowdy groups of young people you might encounter in the street or night trams as random beatings have been known to occur.
Legal status (national law)
Legal since 1977 (As part of Yugoslavia); equal age of consent since 1998+ UN decl. sign.
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
C / F · 230V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 112 or 192 / ambulance: 112 or 194 / fire: 112 or 193
Tipping
Discrete service charges are not included in the bill, so voluntary tipping is customary. However, as in the rest of Europe, waiters and bartenders are paid (at least) a statutory living wage, so tip amounts tend to be on the small side—if you're paying for a drink, a nominal tip by rounding up or leaving just any eurocent coin on the table is normal, but if you're paying for dinner, the usual tip
Cash vs. Card
Prices are around 10% to 20% lower than most other EU countries. Tourist destinations and articles are much more expensive.
How this compares to Croatia
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Zagreb at 78/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than Croatia's national picture overall (78/100 vs 78/100).
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