Go with a plan.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Tunis at 52/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than Tunisia's national picture overall (56/100 vs 56/100).
City page · part of Tunisia
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Tunis 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 Tunisia's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
48.4
Safety Index
51.6
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Tunisia's national page, with crime swapped for Tunis's own Numbeo number above.
Local know-how
Staying safe in Tunis, specifically
- • Touts and unofficial "guides" hang around near tourist spots.
- • One thing that can get really annoying in Tunis is the number of "friends" a tourist will attract.
- • Non-French speakers might have luck with a simple "non, merci," repeated several times and without giving them any additional acknowledgment.
- • Be aware of possibilities of fake guides trying to either scam you, or lure you somewhere less safe, and use your common sense.
- • Sadly, terrorist attacks are also possible. In March 2015, 24 people, mostly tourists, were killed when ISIS-affiliated terrorists opened fire in the Bardo National Museum.…
Legal status (national law)
Illegal since 1 January 1914 (as the Regency of Tunis) Penalty: 3 years imprisonment.
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
C / E · 230V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 197 / ambulance: 190 / fire: 198
Cash vs. Card
The national currency is the Tunisian dinar (دينار), denoted by the symbol د or "DT" (ISO code: TND). Typical banknotes circulate in denominations of 5, 10, 20, and 50 DT. There are two series of notes in circulation, with notes before 2008 now demonetized.
How this compares to Tunisia
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Tunis at 52/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than Tunisia's national picture overall (56/100 vs 56/100).
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