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Numbeo's Safety Index puts Tehran at 43/100 for crime — that makes it read safer than Iran's national picture overall (28/100 vs 26/100).
City page · part of Iran
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Tehran 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 Iran's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
57.2
Safety Index
42.8
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Iran's national page, with crime swapped for Tehran's own Numbeo number above.
Local know-how
Staying safe in Tehran, specifically
- • See also the warnings at Iran#Stay safe.
- • Considering that the population of Tehran is around 15 million, it is still one of the safer cities to visit in global terms.
- • Traffic in Tehran is very dangerous and should be considered to be among the worst in the world.
- • The fake police that have traditionally targeted tourists in Esfahan have also found their way to Tehran.
- • If you decide to smoke the qalyan (waterpipe or hubble-bubble), make sure that you are not unintentionally smoking opium or any other kind of drug.
Legal status (national law)
Illegal Penalty: 74 lashes for immature men and death penalty for mature men (although there are documented cases of minors executed because of their sexual orientation). For women, 100 lashes for women of mature sound mind and if consenting. Death penalty offense after fourth conviction.
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: 110 / ambulance: 115 / fire: 125
Tipping
Tipping is generally not expected, but locals will generally round up the bill in taxis and add around 10% in restaurants. Porters and bellboys will expect 20,000 rials. A discreet gift of a few thousand tomāns may help grease the wheels of Iranian society and serve to thank an extraordinarily helpful local.
Cash vs. Card
The rial, denoted by the symbol "﷼", "IR" or "R" (ISO code: IRR) is the currency of Iran. Wikivoyage articles will use rials to denote the currency. In Iran, prices may be shown in toman (تومان), where 1 toman = 10 rials.
How this compares to Iran
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Tehran at 43/100 for crime — that makes it read safer than Iran's national picture overall (28/100 vs 26/100).
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