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Numbeo's Safety Index puts Kyiv at 54/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than Ukraine's national picture overall (39/100 vs 39/100).
City page · part of Ukraine
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Kyiv 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 Ukraine's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
45.6
Safety Index
54.4
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Ukraine's national page, with crime swapped for Kyiv's own Numbeo number above.
Local know-how
Staying safe in Kyiv, specifically
- • Kyiv is a city at war.
- • Air raid alert: To be notified of air raids and the type of possible incoming threat, download the Повітряна Тривога (Air Raid Alert) app (Google Play, Apple) and set the location to wherever you are in the country.
- • Air raid sirens when there is a threat of missiles or drones flying into the city.
- • Passport checks: It is wise for men in particular to keep their passports or other proof that they are foreigners with them at all times during the war.
- • Curfew: As a wartime security measure, Kyiv has a curfew that runs from midnight to 05:00.
Legal status (national law)
Legal since 1991+ UN decl. sign.
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
C / F · 230V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 102 / ambulance: 103 / fire: 101
Tipping
Tipping at restaurants has been gaining "popularity" in Ukraine. About 6-10% is normal, but don't stress about the exact amount. Just rounding up is fine too.
SIM / Data
The biggest mobile phone operators Kyivstar, Vodafone (formerly MTS), Lifecell.
Cash vs. Card
The unit of currency is the hryvnia denoted by the abbreviation "грн" and symbol "₴". The ISO code is UAH. It is spelt гривня and pronounced hryvnia in Ukrainian. It is sometimes shown as "₴" both before and after the amount and with and without spaces. National Bank actual rates. On Wikivoyage, the notation грн is used, which you will see very often in Ukraine.
How this compares to Ukraine
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Kyiv at 54/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than Ukraine's national picture overall (39/100 vs 39/100).
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