Damascus

Nope.

Numbeo's Safety Index puts Damascus at 31/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Syria's national picture overall (21/100 vs 32/100).

Verified Jul 12, 2026Confidence high
21Sketch Score

City page · part of Syria

The one number a country page can't give you

What people who actually live in Damascus 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 Syria's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.

Crime Index

68.7

Safety Index

31.3

Source: Numbeo, user-submitted →

Sub-scores

Same real inputs as Syria's national page, with crime swapped for Damascus's own Numbeo number above.

0advisoryConsensus
7Political Stability
14Police Trust
76Health
31Crime
20LGBTQ+

Legal status (national law)

Illegal since 1949 Penalty: Up to 3 years imprisonment.

Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →

Pack this, know this

The little things that trip people up

🔌

Plug & voltage

C / E / L · 220V

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Driving side

right

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Emergency

police: 112 / ambulance: 110 / fire: 113

How this compares to Syria

Numbeo's Safety Index puts Damascus at 31/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Syria's national picture overall (21/100 vs 32/100).

See the full Syria page and all receipts →