Think twice.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Jerusalem at 64/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Israel's national picture overall (51/100 vs 56/100).
City page · part of Israel
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Jerusalem 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 Israel's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
35.9
Safety Index
64.1
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Israel's national page, with crime swapped for Jerusalem's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Legal since 1963 (de facto), 1988 (de jure) + UN decl. sign.
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
C / H · 230V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 100 / ambulance: 101 / fire: 102
How this compares to Israel
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Jerusalem at 64/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Israel's national picture overall (51/100 vs 56/100).
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