Crime in Guinea

Crime in Guinea affects urban and rural areas, but the type and intensity of risk change according to location, time and activity. Reported offences include armed robbery, hold-ups, mugging, pickpocketing, bag-snatching, assault, burglary and carjacking. Night-time movement increases exposure, especially in poorly populated or poorly lit areas. Criminals may imitate uniformed personnel and carry firearms. In Conakry, the airport area, Madina, Niger and Taouyah markets, hotels, taxis and other informal transport are associated with high opportunistic risks. Conakry has the highest overall concern in the available country-level assessments. Kankan, Kindia and roads outside the capital also require caution. Occasional armed attacks have been reported on roads around Mamou, Faranah, Kissidougou, Gueckedou, Macenta and N'zerekore. Border areas adjoining Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone face risks linked to banditry, kidnapping and cross-border armed crime. Gold and diamond trading can expose people to fraud, extortion and kidnapping. Reports also describe piracy or armed robbery in coastal waters, although this is a more specific concern than street crime in Conakry. The available evidence reviewed in September 2026 does not provide a reliable, current and comparable open crime series for the whole country. Qualitative security reports show patterns and locations but do not establish precise national prevalence. Underreporting is particularly severe for gender-based violence and child-protection offences. A low number of recorded cases therefore does not necessarily mean that the underlying risk is low. Digital crime includes romance, dating, business, employment, money-transfer, gold and gemstone scams, as well as phishing and fraud that begins through online contact. Guinea's legal framework includes Law L037/2016 on cybersecurity and data protection and Law L035/2016 on electronic transactions. The national CERT, a computer emergency response team, and the Plate-Forme Nationale de Signalement de la Cybercriminalite were still being developed in 2025. A specialised cyber-investigation and justice structure appears as an expansion objective in the 2022–2027 strategy, but its operational reach and public reporting access have not been reliably confirmed. Preserve messages, screenshots, payment details, account names and telephone numbers after an online scam instead of deleting them. Children may be victims of violence, abuse, exploitation, neglect, child marriage and female genital mutilation, and some children are involved in petty crime. Violence is substantially underreported because families may use informal arrangements to protect family honour. Guinea has regional gaps in medical, psychosocial, security and legal services. A 2024 UNFPA programme recorded 1,555 gender-based-violence cases, including 307 rape cases, and reported that all recorded cases received care. The same programme reported that 119 villages had abandoned female genital mutilation and child marriage. These figures come from a programme and its service records; they are not a national prevalence survey. The Police Nationale operates under the Ministère de la Sécurité et de la Protection Civile, commonly abbreviated as MSPC. Relevant bodies include the Police judiciaire, which handles judicial investigations; OPROGEM, the Office de Protection du Genre, de l'Enfance et des Moeurs; and CSPPV, the Service Central de Protection des Personnes Vulnérables within the gendarmerie and Ministry of Defence. INTERPOL's National Central Bureau in Conakry supports international police cooperation. DACORE and WAPIS have supported data collection and information exchange since 2023, but these systems do not replace a victim's local report. For an emergency, call 117. The MSPC states that emergency and police services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In Conakry, a reported contact for the Commissaire is +224 622 86 94 71; verify that the number remains active when using it. A victim can go to the nearest police station or, after an accident or offence, to a medical facility and request a police report. A formal criminal complaint is called a plainte. The Police judiciaire must receive it and, where necessary, forward it to the territorially responsible unit. The complaint should lead to a procès-verbal, an official record of the report, and an immediate récépissé, a receipt proving that the complaint was recorded. A copy can be requested immediately. Bring the original identity document when reporting and keep copies of identity, vehicle and insurance documents separately. Preserve photographs, medical records, screenshots, messages, names, telephone numbers, payment records, vehicle details and witness contacts. Ask for the report number and a copy of the police record. The reviewed sources do not verify a nationwide online reporting channel for ordinary crime, so a website or social-media message should not be treated as a substitute for a police complaint. Victim support commonly follows a referral path from the police, OPROGEM or CSPPV to medical, social, psychosocial and justice services. Access is fragmented, qualified staff are limited and integrated services are unevenly available between regions. Children and gender-based-violence cases can be directed to OPROGEM or CSPPV, health services, local protection mechanisms, non-governmental organizations and community structures. The reviewed sources do not verify a single nationwide victim-support hotline or a nationwide network of protective shelters. An embassy may help a foreign victim find medical care, a lawyer, local contacts and reporting channels. It cannot conduct the Guinean investigation, replace a police complaint or guarantee compensation or protection. Medical treatment commonly requires cash payment or payment in advance, and ambulance and emergency capacity outside Conakry can be unreliable. Investigations and court proceedings may take a long time, and pretrial detention can last months. Due-process risks and allegations of police extortion have been reported; record names, dates, amounts and requested payments and seek legal or consular assistance if this can be done safely. No fee for lodging a criminal complaint was identified in the reviewed sources. Reduce exposure by avoiding solitary travel after dark and empty urban areas, keeping phones and valuables concealed, choosing accommodation with security and arranging taxis or transfers in advance. Arrange airport transfers in daylight where possible. Keep vehicle doors locked and windows closed. Outside Conakry, travel before darkness and consider a convoy or a reputable transport provider. Do not resist an armed robbery. Do not send money to an unknown online contact, accept an unverified gold or diamond offer, or travel to recover money or seek revenge. Keep distance from protests, severe traffic congestion and checkpoints because robbery and extortion risks can rise in those situations. Crime reporting concerns criminal conduct and follows a different pathway from disaster response or public-order management during protests. Criminal law may affect the later investigation or court process, but the immediate practical steps after an offence are to reach safety, obtain medical care when needed, preserve evidence and create a documented police report.