Go, but pay attention.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Brasov at 75/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than Romania's national picture overall (76/100 vs 76/100).
City page · part of Romania
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Brasov 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 Romania's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
25.4
Safety Index
74.6
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Romania's national page, with crime swapped for Brasov's own Numbeo number above.
Local know-how
Staying safe in Brasov, specifically
- • Brașov is very safe for visitors, and the main tourist areas are well-policed.
- • The forests around Brașov have a large population of bears, and sometimes they approach town to feed from dumpsters.
Legal status (national law)
Legal since 1996; equal age of consent since 2002+ UN decl. sign.
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
C / F · 230V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 112 / ambulance: 112 / fire: 112
Tipping
A tip is usually 5-10% of the bill and is expected in restaurants, coffee shops, taxi, hair dressers.
SIM / Data
Mobile phones are ubiquitous in Romania. There are five networks - four GSM/3G (Orange Romania, Vodafone, Telekom and DigiMobil). Orange and Vodafone have almost full national coverage (98-99% of the surface of the country), while the German Telekom is expanding quickly.
Cash vs. Card
The national currency of Romania is the leu (plural lei), which means lion in Romanian. The leu is divided into 100 bani (singular ban). On 1 July 2005, the new leu (code RON) replaced the old leu (code ROL) at a rate of 10,000 old lei for one new leu. Old ROL banknotes and coins are no longer legal tender but can still be exchanged at the National Bank and their affiliated offices.
How this compares to Romania
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Brasov at 75/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than Romania's national picture overall (76/100 vs 76/100).
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