Nizhny Novgorod

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Numbeo's Safety Index puts Nizhny Novgorod at 72/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Russia's national picture overall (36/100 vs 39/100).

Verified Jul 12, 2026Confidence high
36Sketch Score

City page · part of Russia

The one number a country page can't give you

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

Crime Index

28.0

Safety Index

72.0

Source: Numbeo, user-submitted →

Sub-scores

Same real inputs as Russia's national page, with crime swapped for Nizhny Novgorod's own Numbeo number above.

0advisoryConsensus
39Political Stability
27Police Trust
76Health
72Crime
90LGBTQ+

Legal status (national law)

Fully legal nationwide since 1993(de-facto illegal and punishment up to death in Chechnya)

Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →

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The little things that trip people up

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Plug & voltage

C / F · 230V

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Driving side

right

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Emergency

police: 102 or 112 / ambulance: 103 or 112 / fire: 101 or 112

How this compares to Russia

Numbeo's Safety Index puts Nizhny Novgorod at 72/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Russia's national picture overall (36/100 vs 39/100).

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