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Numbeo's Safety Index puts Colombo at 57/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Sri Lanka's national picture overall (63/100 vs 69/100).
City page · part of Sri Lanka
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Colombo 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 Sri Lanka's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
43.1
Safety Index
56.9
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Sri Lanka's national page, with crime swapped for Colombo's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Illegal since 1885 Penalty: Up to 10 years imprisonment with fines. (Ruled unenforceable by the Supreme Court) Legalization proposed
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The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
D / G / M · 230V
Driving side
left
Emergency
police: 119 / ambulance: 110 / fire: 110
How this compares to Sri Lanka
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Colombo at 57/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Sri Lanka's national picture overall (63/100 vs 69/100).
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