Which is safer regarding natural gas service?

Question

a gas meter mounted inside your house, or outside your house?

Answer 1

I can't imagine why anyone would want a gas meter inside their house.   I'm pretty sure they have to be outside.    Water meters are  usually found inside, in a basement, but not gas meters.  

Answer 2

I think it should be outside so the gas company can come read it whenever they need to. If it's in the basement then you have to let them in which could be inconvenient. I don't think outside is unsafe in any way. Almost every house I've lived in has had it outside. I've moved a lot.

and yeah, in some places it is required that it be outside

Answer 3

You need to check your counties building code, but I'd guess you can't put it in your house simply because the gas company needs access to it to read it every month!