Go with a plan.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Kingston at 31/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Jamaica's national picture overall (61/100 vs 66/100).
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
SIM / Data
Jamaica has two mobile network operators, Digicel and Flow (formerly Lime). Jamaican numbers are based off the North American Numbering Plan and consist of an area code followed by 7 digits. The calling code is +1 (876) then follows the numbers, e.g +1 (876) ***-****.
Cash vs. Card
Credit/debit cards such as Visa, MasterCard and to a lesser extent American Express and Discover are accepted in many business establishments, such as supermarkets, pharmacies and restaurants in Kingston, Montego Bay, Portmore, Ocho Rios and Negril and most other major towns. A curious exception is petrol stations which mostly require cash. There are a few petrol stations in uptown Kingston that w
How this compares to Jamaica
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Kingston at 31/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Jamaica's national picture overall (61/100 vs 66/100).
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