Think twice.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Ajman at 89/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than United Arab Emirates's national picture overall (54/100 vs 54/100).
City page · part of United Arab Emirates
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Ajman 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
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as United Arab Emirates's national page, with crime swapped for Ajman's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Illegal Penalty: Maximum: Capital punishment Minimum: Lashings, imprisonment and fines
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The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
G · 230V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 999 / ambulance: 998 / fire: 997
SIM / Data
There are two providers who have their own cellular network: e& (etisalat) and du. The coverage of both throughout the country is about the same. 4 GB for 28 days costs 49 dirham (Jan 2026) at both providers with the SIM card for free. The eSIM provider Airhub offers 1 GB for 1 week for US$1.89 (Jan 2026).
Cash vs. Card
The currency is the United Arab Emirates dirham denoted by the symbol " د.إ" or "dh" (ISO code: AED). It is pegged to the US dollar at 3.67 dirham for $1. Two sets of notes are in circulation in the United Arab Emirates, the paper and polymer series and are issued in denonimations of 5 (paper and polymer), 10 (paper and polymer), 20 (paper), 50 (paper and polymer), 100 (paper and polymer), 200 (pa
How this compares to United Arab Emirates
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Ajman at 89/100 for crime — that makes it read about the same as than United Arab Emirates's national picture overall (54/100 vs 54/100).
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