Addis Ababa

Nope.

Numbeo's Safety Index puts Addis Ababa at 50/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Ethiopia's national picture overall (39/100 vs 44/100).

Verified Jul 12, 2026Confidence high
39Sketch Score

City page · part of Ethiopia

The one number a country page can't give you

What people who actually live in Addis Ababa 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 Ethiopia's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.

Crime Index

49.6

Safety Index

50.4

Source: Numbeo, user-submitted →

Sub-scores

Same real inputs as Ethiopia's national page, with crime swapped for Addis Ababa's own Numbeo number above.

44advisoryConsensus
18Political Stability
29Police Trust
48Health
50Crime
20LGBTQ+

Legal status (national law)

Illegal since 5 May 1958 (as the Occupied Enemy Territory Administration in Ethiopia) Penalty: Up to 15 years. (repeal disputed)

Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →

Pack this, know this

The little things that trip people up

🔌

Plug & voltage

C / E / F / L · 220V

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Driving side

right

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Emergency

police: 911 / ambulance: 911 / fire: 911

How this compares to Ethiopia

Numbeo's Safety Index puts Addis Ababa at 50/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Ethiopia's national picture overall (39/100 vs 44/100).

See the full Ethiopia page and all receipts →