Go with a plan.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Belgrade at 62/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Serbia's national picture overall (69/100 vs 70/100).
City page · part of Serbia
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Belgrade 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 Serbia's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
37.8
Safety Index
62.2
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Serbia's national page, with crime swapped for Belgrade's own Numbeo number above.
Local know-how
Staying safe in Belgrade, specifically
- • Overall, Belgrade is a pretty safe city, but like anywhere, you should always keep money, mobile phones, travel documents and other valuable personal items in secure places.
- • Also try to avoid getting into conflicts.
- • In Serbia, including Belgrade, violence against the LGBTQ population can occur, and as such LGBTQ travelers should exercise discretion.
Legal status (national law)
Legal from 1858, when nominally a vassal of the Ottoman Empire to 1860, and again since 1994 (As part of Yugoslavia); equal age of consent since 2006 + 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: 192 or 112 / ambulance: 194 / fire: 193
Tipping
Tips are never considered a strict obligation since service charges are always included in the bill, however rounding up or leaving a tip (10-15%) is common in restaurants (not in fast-food restaurants) if the customer is satisfied with the service. Tips are also accepted in bars and taxicabs (usually by rounding up the amount paid - e.g. if the taximeter displays RSD 592, give 600).
Cash vs. Card
The currency in Serbia is the dinar (denoted by РСД or динар, pl. dinari/динари). The ISO currency code is RSD.
How this compares to Serbia
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Belgrade at 62/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Serbia's national picture overall (69/100 vs 70/100).
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