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Numbeo's Safety Index puts Riyadh at 75/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Saudi Arabia's national picture overall (63/100 vs 67/100).
City page · part of Saudi Arabia
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Riyadh 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 Saudi Arabia's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
24.6
Safety Index
75.4
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Saudi Arabia's national page, with crime swapped for Riyadh's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Illegal Penalty: Capital punishment, prison terms (indeterminate length, max. term unknown), flogging, fines, deportation
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The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
G · 230V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 911 / ambulance: 911 / fire: 911
How this compares to Saudi Arabia
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Riyadh at 75/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Saudi Arabia's national picture overall (63/100 vs 67/100).
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