Think twice.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Kuwait City at 71/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than Kuwait's national picture overall (54/100 vs 54/100).
City page · part of Kuwait
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Kuwait City 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 Kuwait's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
28.7
Safety Index
71.3
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Kuwait's national page, with crime swapped for Kuwait City's own Numbeo number above.
Local know-how
Staying safe in Kuwait City, specifically
- • Kuwait City is relatively safe.
- • Be very careful crossing streets: Kuwaiti drivers are reckless. There are no pedestrian lights, pedestrian crossings are virtually ignored.
Legal status (national law)
Male illegal Penalty: Fines or up to 6-year prison sentence. Yes Female always legal
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
C / G · 240V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 112 / ambulance: 112 / fire: 112
SIM / Data
LTE is available nearly everywhere. if there's no LTE, the connection will be changed to HSPA+, which is very fast. VIVA offers LTE for the same price as 3G. However, their network is relatively slow. Zain's and Wataniya's LTE prices are different from the 3G prices, but their network is fast.
Cash vs. Card
The national currency is the Kuwaiti dinar, denoted by the symbol " د.ك" or "KD" (ISO code: KWD). It has the distinction of being the world's strongest currency.
How this compares to Kuwait
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Kuwait City at 71/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than Kuwait's national picture overall (54/100 vs 54/100).
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