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Numbeo's Safety Index puts Tbilisi at 74/100 for crime — that makes it read safer than Georgia's national picture overall (68/100 vs 67/100).
City page · part of Georgia
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Tbilisi 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 Georgia's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
26.0
Safety Index
74.0
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Georgia's national page, with crime swapped for Tbilisi's own Numbeo number above.
Local know-how
Staying safe in Tbilisi, specifically
- • Tbilisi is very safe after the Rose Revolution.
- • Walking as a solo black man is unusual. Be prepared to receive stares and be "randomly" controlled by police every day.
- • While walking is generally fine, even for solo women, it makes sense to take a bus or taxi home at night.
- • Police Tel: 112 Ambulance tel: 112
- • Nightlife: Extreme caution should be exercised when frequenting any establishment in the "Shardeni" area, between Kote Apkhazi street and the river, on streets "Chardin", "Bambis Rigi", and "Rkinis Rigi".
- • Taxi drivers: As always, taxi drivers will try to cheat tourists; especially coming from the airport, rigging the meter, misrepresenting the value of the lari or quoting a price in lari then demanding payment in US dollars.
Legal status (national law)
Legal since 2000 + UN decl. sign.
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
C / F · 220V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 112 / ambulance: 112 / fire: 112
Tipping
Tipping is common in Western-style restaurants in the capital, but almost never expected in more traditional establishments. In many restaurants, especially in big cities, there is a 10% service charge. In some places in Tbilisi it could be even up to 15%. This is almost never explicitly mentioned and may be added to your bill without warning, so it is advisable to ask beforehand.
Cash vs. Card
The national currency is the Georgian lari (ISO currency code: GEL), denoted by the official symbol "₾" or sometimes by letter "ლ" /l/. It is divided into 100 tetri. Banknotes are issued in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and the rarely-used 200 lari. Coins are issued in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 tetri, 1 and 2 lari.
How this compares to Georgia
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Tbilisi at 74/100 for crime — that makes it read safer than Georgia's national picture overall (68/100 vs 67/100).
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