Panama City

Go, but pay attention.

Numbeo's Safety Index puts Panama City at 54/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Panama's national picture overall (70/100 vs 74/100).

Verified Jul 12, 2026Confidence high
70Sketch Score

City page · part of Panama

The one number a country page can't give you

What people who actually live in Panama 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 Panama's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.

Crime Index

46.5

Safety Index

53.5

Source: Numbeo, user-submitted →

Sub-scores

Same real inputs as Panama's national page, with crime swapped for Panama City's own Numbeo number above.

89advisoryConsensus
69Political Stability
45Police Trust
72Health
54Crime
90LGBTQ+

Legal status (national law)

Legal since 2008+ UN decl. sign.

Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →

Pack this, know this

The little things that trip people up

🔌

Plug & voltage

A / B · 110V

🚗

Driving side

right

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Emergency

police: 911 / ambulance: 911 / fire: 911

How this compares to Panama

Numbeo's Safety Index puts Panama City at 54/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Panama's national picture overall (70/100 vs 74/100).

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