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Numbeo's Safety Index puts Kingston at 31/100 for crime — that makes it read safer than Jamaica's national picture overall (60/100 vs 55/100).
City page · part of Jamaica
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Kingston 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 Jamaica's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
69.4
Safety Index
30.6
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Jamaica's national page, with crime swapped for Kingston's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Male illegal since 1864 Penalty: 10 years and/or hard labor (Not enforced). Legalization proposed Female always legal.
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
A / B · 110V
Driving side
left
Emergency
police: 119 / ambulance: 110 / fire: 110
How this compares to Jamaica
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Kingston at 31/100 for crime — that makes it read safer than Jamaica's national picture overall (60/100 vs 55/100).
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