Think twice.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Port of Spain at 24/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than Trinidad and Tobago's national picture overall (53/100 vs 53/100).
City page · part of Trinidad and Tobago
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Port of Spain 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 Trinidad and Tobago's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
76.3
Safety Index
23.7
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Trinidad and Tobago's national page, with crime swapped for Port of Spain's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Male illegal since 2025 Penalty: Up to 5-year prison sentence (not enforced, Court of Appeal ruling that reinstated buggery and gross indecency laws; previously struck down by lower court in 2018; appeal to Privy Council pending.) Female always legal
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
A / B · 115V
Driving side
left
Emergency
police: 999 or 911 / ambulance: 811 / fire: 990
How this compares to Trinidad and Tobago
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Port of Spain at 24/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than Trinidad and Tobago's national picture overall (53/100 vs 53/100).
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