Think twice.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Karachi at 42/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Pakistan's national picture overall (40/100 vs 49/100).
City page · part of Pakistan
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Karachi 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 Pakistan's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
57.7
Safety Index
42.3
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Pakistan's national page, with crime swapped for Karachi's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Illegal since 1862 Penalty: 2 years to life sentence (Occasionally enforced).
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The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
C / D / G / M · 230V
Driving side
left
Emergency
police: 15 / ambulance: 115 and 1122 / fire: 16
How this compares to Pakistan
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Karachi at 42/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Pakistan's national picture overall (40/100 vs 49/100).
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