Abu Dhabi

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Numbeo's Safety Index puts Abu Dhabi at 89/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than United Arab Emirates's national picture overall (71/100 vs 73/100).

Verified Jul 12, 2026Confidence high
71Sketch Score

City page · part of United Arab Emirates

The one number a country page can't give you

What people who actually live in Abu Dhabi 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 United Arab Emirates's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.

Crime Index

11.4

Safety Index

88.6

Source: Numbeo, user-submitted →

Sub-scores

Same real inputs as United Arab Emirates's national page, with crime swapped for Abu Dhabi's own Numbeo number above.

67advisoryConsensus
67Political Stability
60Police Trust
76Health
89Crime
2LGBTQ+

Legal status (national law)

Illegal Penalty: Maximum: Capital punishment Minimum: Lashings, imprisonment and fines

Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →

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The little things that trip people up

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Plug & voltage

G · 230V

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Driving side

right

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Emergency

police: 999 / ambulance: 998 / fire: 997

How this compares to United Arab Emirates

Numbeo's Safety Index puts Abu Dhabi at 89/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than United Arab Emirates's national picture overall (71/100 vs 73/100).

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