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Numbeo's Safety Index puts Prague at 75/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Czechia's national picture overall (83/100 vs 84/100).
City page · part of Czechia
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Prague 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 Czechia's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
24.7
Safety Index
75.3
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Czechia's national page, with crime swapped for Prague's own Numbeo number above.
Local know-how
Staying safe in Prague, specifically
- • Prague is a very safe city.
- • The most common crimes in Prague by far are car theft and pickpocketing; in particular, the prevalence of car theft and vandalism pushes up the crime statistics of Prague.
- • Theft and pickpocketing: Begging occurs at the city's top tourist attractions and in some of the main public transport hubs.
- • Be aware of teams of pickpockets that lurk outside metro stations, overcrowded trams, Charles Bridge, Wenceslas Square and the Old Town Square.
- • Due to the low incidence of violent crime, the threat of pickpockets has been played up as a great problem.
- • Be astute on sleeper trains, as bag robberies are on the increase between major stations.…
Legal status (national law)
Legal since 1962 (As part of Czechoslovakia); equal age of consent since 1990+ UN decl. sign.
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The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
C / E · 230V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 112 or 158 / ambulance: 112 or 155 / fire: 112 or 150
Tipping
Although it is customary to tip in the Czech Republic, it has very little to do with the size of the bill, and more to do with a sign of appreciation. It is common to round up the bill by a few crowns to make it even. Away from places regularly visited by foreigners, leaving a "tip" on a table after a meal at a restaurant is not the usual practice; locals may even object to it.
Cash vs. Card
The currency of the Czech republic is the koruna (crown), plural koruny or korun, denoted by the symbol "Kč" (ISO code: CZK). The ISO code is often used internationally and locally, but the local symbol is Kč (for Koruna česká). However, you will more often see amounts just chalked up like "37,-" without "Kč" added at all.
How this compares to Czechia
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Prague at 75/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Czechia's national picture overall (83/100 vs 84/100).
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