Nope.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Lagos at 31/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Nigeria's national picture overall (34/100 vs 41/100).
City page · part of Nigeria
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Lagos 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 Nigeria's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
69.1
Safety Index
30.9
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Nigeria's national page, with crime swapped for Lagos's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Illegal since 1 June 1904 (Northern Region only)Illegal since 1 June 1916 (Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria) Penalty: Up to 14 years imprisonment. Death in the states of Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara. (not enforced)
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The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
D / G · 230V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 112 / ambulance: 112 / fire: 112
How this compares to Nigeria
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Lagos at 31/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Nigeria's national picture overall (34/100 vs 41/100).
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