Women living in Albania consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 3.9 out of 5.
Women living in Albania consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 1.5 out of 5.
On average 5% percentage of women in Albania have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.
Based on 3 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.9/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.7/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.2/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.5/5 | Very Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
I walk at night in Tirana, and it is pretty safe, there have been catcalling before but it has minimised, men tend to catcall foreigners but its a small minority and they don’t really act on it. Central area is very safe.
Posted: August 3, 2024Tirana is a safe place overall in my experience. What I’m mostly negatively experiencing is verbal harassment by older men and (un)fortunately nothing outside “common”. They would make comments about my appearance and ask me out. I was never touched inappropriately or physically assaulted. Ive walked outside in different hours of the day, from 6am to 2am.
Posted: July 6, 2024Tirana is a safe city, I mean overall Albania is a safe country with great hospitable people, who are very welcoming and friendly. Tirana is growing modern and friendly with tourists. Feel free to visit.
Posted: May 8, 2024based on 56 experiences from female travelers
Justine
Canada
I feel compelled to tell my story. I don't think the people here are quite welcoming yet of tourists. On the first day, I experienced two racist things (one verbal, one verbal AND physical... dirt and egg thrown at me). I understand that these two instances do not make up the entire people, but considering these all happened within less than 12 hours, I felt unsafe in the city. The next day, I decided to go bike to the lake and the castle. Now THAT was gorgeous... and the food was amazing. I decided to cut my original 4 days to 2, since I was too anxious to stay. It's hard to reconcile the goods and the bads since this is the first time in my adult life I've experienced *physical* racism. I have heard some other POC experiences (and also had one bad anti-tourist experience in Tirana) so... traveller beware.
Posted: October 9, 2024Experienced: September, 2024Ahdrielle
Australia
I really liked this city, it was very vibrant and lively. Great food for good prices, friendly people. I arrived at 7:30pm and had to walk to my hostel from the bus stop which I would usually be a little worried about in the dark, but there were many young people walking around and I saw young women walking on their own and felt very safe. Do the free walking tour! It was extremely interesting and very informative. Our guide was very passionate and excited to share a bit of the history of Tiranë and also places for food and drink. House of Leaves was also very interesting. The city park is nice (although the lake is very swampy). The mosque is really beautiful to see as well.
Posted: September 3, 2024Experienced: July, 2024Katie
Hey, I'm Katie! I'm from England, but I'm currently travelling across Europe in my van! I'm staying in Albania for the next 3 months, renting Air BnB's, and I would love to make some friends!
Malinda
Hi, I'm Malinda! I love dancing, creating music, traveling, and spending time in nature.