Go, but pay attention.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Basel at 67/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Switzerland's national picture overall (84/100 vs 90/100).
City page · part of Switzerland
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Basel 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 Switzerland's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
33.3
Safety Index
66.7
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Switzerland's national page, with crime swapped for Basel's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Legal nationwide since 1942Legal in the cantons of Geneva (as part of France), Ticino, Valais, and Vaud since 1798; equal age of consent since 1990+ UN decl. sign.
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
C / J · 230V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 117 / ambulance: 144 / fire: 118
How this compares to Switzerland
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Basel at 67/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Switzerland's national picture overall (84/100 vs 90/100).
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