Think twice.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Doha at 85/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than Qatar's national picture overall (54/100 vs 54/100).
City page · part of Qatar
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Doha 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 Qatar's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
15.4
Safety Index
84.6
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Qatar's national page, with crime swapped for Doha's own Numbeo number above.
Local know-how
Staying safe in Doha, specifically
- • Doha is a very safe city as far as crime goes, but exercise the usual precautions. You can call 999 if you need emergency police assistance.
- • Racism: There is informal segregation in place to prevent migrant labourers, who are overwhelmingly male and in Qatar without their families, from mingling with Qataris.
- • Nonetheless, tourist attractions will generally not turn you away, regardless of your background, so long as you are wearing smart casual dress (i.e.
Legal status (national law)
Illegal Penalty: Fines, up to 7 years imprisonment Death penalty for Muslims.
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
D / F / G / L · 240V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 999 / ambulance: 999 / fire: 999
SIM / Data
When calling from abroad, the country code of Qatar is 974. There are no city or area codes. When calling overseas while within Qatar, the international access code is usually 0. Qatari phone numbers now have eight digits. Previously, they contained seven, but this was changed by the government regulator in 2010. If you encounter a number with only seven digits, you can still use it by repeating t
Cash vs. Card
The national currency is the Qatari riyal, denoted by the symbol "ر.ق" or "QR" (ISO code: QAR). The riyal is pegged to the US dollar at the rate of QR3.64 to US$1. One riyal is divided into 100 dirhams, with coins issued in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 dirhams. The riyal is available in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 200 and 500 riyals.
How this compares to Qatar
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Doha at 85/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than Qatar's national picture overall (54/100 vs 54/100).
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