Seoul

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).

Verified Jul 12, 2026Confidence high
83Sketch Score

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

Source: Numbeo, user-submitted →

Sub-scores

Same real inputs as South Korea's national page, with crime swapped for Seoul's own Numbeo number above.

100advisoryConsensus
74Political Stability
72Police Trust
76Health
75Crime
90LGBTQ+

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

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Driving side

right

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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).

See the full South Korea page and all receipts →