Think twice.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Nairobi at 41/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Kenya's national picture overall (53/100 vs 61/100).
City page · part of Kenya
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Nairobi 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 Kenya's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
59.1
Safety Index
40.9
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Kenya's national page, with crime swapped for Nairobi's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Illegal since 1 August 1897 (as the East Africa Protectorate) Penalty: up to 14 years imprisonment. (repeal proposed)
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
G · 240V
Driving side
left
Emergency
police: 112 or 999 or 911 / ambulance: 112 or 999 or 911 / fire: 112 or 999 or 911
How this compares to Kenya
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Nairobi at 41/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Kenya's national picture overall (53/100 vs 61/100).
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