Go, but pay attention.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Seoul at 75/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than South Korea's national picture overall (83/100 vs 87/100).
City page · part of South Korea
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Seoul 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 South Korea's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
25.4
Safety Index
74.6
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as South Korea's national page, with crime swapped for Seoul's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Legal + UN decl. sign.
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
C / F · 220V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 112 / ambulance: 119 / fire: 119
How this compares to South Korea
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Seoul at 75/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than South Korea's national picture overall (83/100 vs 87/100).
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