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Numbeo's Safety Index puts Sharjah at 85/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than United Arab Emirates's national picture overall (70/100 vs 73/100).
City page · part of United Arab Emirates
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Sharjah 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
15.3
Safety Index
84.7
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as United Arab Emirates's national page, with crime swapped for Sharjah'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
How this compares to United Arab Emirates
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Sharjah at 85/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than United Arab Emirates's national picture overall (70/100 vs 73/100).
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