Crime in Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Crime rates in Zanzibar, Tanzania
| Level of crime | 52.82 | Moderate | |
| Crime increasing in the past 5 years | 65.32 | High | |
| Worries home broken and things stolen | 60.32 | High | |
| Worries being mugged or robbed | 51.57 | Moderate | |
| Worries car stolen | 42.82 | Moderate | |
| Worries things from car stolen | 59.07 | Moderate | |
| Worries attacked | 49.07 | Moderate | |
| Worries being insulted | 45.83 | Moderate | |
| Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion | 37.50 | Low | |
| Problem people using or dealing drugs | 50.00 | Moderate | |
| Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft | 57.82 | Moderate | |
| Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery | 52.97 | Moderate | |
| Problem corruption and bribery | 76.39 | High |
Safety in Zanzibar, Tanzania
| Safety walking alone during daylight | 66.57 | High | |
| Safety walking alone during night | 44.07 | Moderate |
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Last update: July 2024
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If the value is 0, it means it is perceived as very low, and if the value is 100, it means it is perceived as very high.
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I do get a lot of attention when I walk and yes some are very insistent on talking or selling me something, but they are harmless even if they have very little sense of "personal space". Mostly I just ignore them and if they are persistent I just kindly tell them I am not interested which they usually respect - and after learning rejections in Swahili I've found that to be really effective.
Once or twice I've been followed by a guy that was drunk or high on drugs, but that has happened to be all over the world - that is just something you can't escape as a woman.
Within Stone Town I would say that I am safe all hours of the day because there are CCTV on basically every single street. I don't worry more about theft or assault than I did while living in Copenhagen (Denmark). However I know that outside of Stone Town it is not as safe and you should be a bit more cautious - but Zanzibar is in general safer than the rest of East Africa.