Think twice.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Amman at 63/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than Jordan's national picture overall (54/100 vs 54/100).
City page · part of Jordan
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Amman 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 Jordan's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
37.2
Safety Index
62.8
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Jordan's national page, with crime swapped for Amman's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Legal
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The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
B / C / D / F / G / J · 230V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 911 / ambulance: 911 / fire: 911
Cash vs. Card
The currency is the Jordanian dinar, locally denoted by the symbol "JD" before or after the amount or in Arabic as دينار, or sometimes "£" (ISO currency code: JOD). It is divided into 1000 fils and 100 piastres (or qirsh). Coins come in denominations of 1 (almost non existent), 5 and piastres and ¼ JD (seven-sided), ½ JD (seven-sided with a yellow ring and silver center). Banknotes are f
How this compares to Jordan
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Amman at 63/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than Jordan's national picture overall (54/100 vs 54/100).
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