Crime

Pickpocketing and purse snatching are common petty crimes in high-density public settings, notably markets. Always keep an eye on your stuff, particularly your passport and other travel papers. Leave valuables and baggage unattended at all times. Avoid showing off your wealth in public. Often, criminals are armed.

Armed robberies, armed assaults, and car thefts are common, although they usually target locals. Victims of serious crimes, including severe sexual assault and murder, have been foreigners. Due to the absence of power in many districts of the metropolis, crime rises dramatically at night. Armed house invasions are also prevalent, especially in the capital and its environs.

Increased care is advised throughout Monrovia. Foreigners have been robbed in the Monrovia neighborhoods of Mamba Point and Sinkor (including Sinkor beach in broad daylight), where the majority of international visitors stay.

If strangers approach you, be cautious. Criminals can also be found in nightclubs and on the beach. Burglars have targeted overseas employees' accommodations on a few occasions. Taxi thefts have happened. Local public transportation should be avoided. In Liberia, there is a high rate of rape. Rapes and attempted rapes involving foreign women have occurred, although they are uncommon. This is absolutely one of the things to know before traveling to Liberia.