Women living in Salzburg consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.2 out of 5.
Women living in Salzburg consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 1.7 out of 5.
On average 4% percentage of women in Austria have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.
Based on 20 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.2/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.5/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.6/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.7/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.8/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.5/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.2/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Oleksandra
Like every place on earth you feel a little scared walking alone at night but honestly nothing bad ever happened to me or to anyone I know. A friend of mine got their house robbed once but that's because they left their door open. I've never been catcalled, groped or threatened.
Posted: April 23, 2025depends in which part you are. overall is salzburg a save city. avoiding lehen at night time is definitely a good decision. No need to worry at day time. enough people in the city which will help you if you need some.
Posted: March 27, 2025It's very safe as it's a touristic place, no body can talk to anyone badly and also police is always around. I can also travel in night which is for me safe and people here are cooperative. Salzburg is small but beautiful.
Posted: March 21, 2025Very safe, but you should avoid "Lehnerpark" and Lehen at night, because it can get dangerous there. The rest of Salzburg is safe, but its always better to not be alone at night. In the middel of Salzburg is always a lit going on and it has many streeligjts so it is not so scary.
Posted: January 16, 2025Jana
If you go to certain spots in Salzburg in the middle of the night, of course there will be some people you might not want to meet. But over all, even I go to the central station, feeling tipsy, in the middle of the night and still feel safe.
Posted: January 3, 2025Never felt unsafe as a woman in Salzburg! I guess as it’s a pretty small city with Quote high security standards there‘s not a big risk of being robbed or anything, but I can immagine this happening in crowds sometimes (like at the christmas market in the old town or at ‚Getreidegasse‘)
Posted: December 29, 2024Anna
For my experience so far, it is a pretty safe city. there might me certain areas (like near the mainstation) where you should be a little bit more careful but i myself never encountered a situation where i felt really u safe or where something happened to me.
Posted: December 25, 2024I think it is as safe as a normal European city’s. But safer than big city’s like Berlin or Frankfurt. But always keep in mind normal safety behaviors, like not getting to drunk or not driving with strangers in a car.
Posted: December 25, 2024Kizi
Salzburg is a very Safe city it’s very small and there are people around during the day, in the night it can seem lonely in the streets but it’s quite safe all in all I always use public transport and amhave never been harassed even as a woman of colour. The main city ist quite safe ands so is the the country side. Just the part of the city called Lehen is a bit shady.
Posted: December 25, 2024Salzburg is a very safe place. It is a small town, with lots of tourists, but generally very safe to stay and visit. Compared to other bigger cities like vienna. It is quite peaceful, and people are also not grumpy like in Vienna
Posted: November 24, 2024based on 10 experiences from female travelers
i felt safe but people look at you curious or weirdly if you look alternative, walk barefoot or are vegan haha but i mean that kind of makes it more interesting people there are very bougie but there is a cool art museum you should go to in the Wiener-Philharmoniker-Gasse near University. Just keep your eyes open!
Posted: December 30, 2024Cecilia
Germany
Salzburg is super safe to travel as a female solo traveller. I used public transport to go around (I took the 3 day tourist card) and they are really reliable. The food was nice (ate Wiener Schnitzel) but unfortunately I didn't really explore the culinary. I was also registered to the free-walking-tour. Was the best decision because not only someone can "show" you around but also you got interesting information!
Posted: July 23, 2024Experienced: March, 2024Kizi
Hi my name is Kizi, from Dubai moved to Salzburg 6 years ago. I’m an art student living on the country side. I love the ocean, culture and music and food looking forward to traveling and hosting fun girls that’s love expoloring.
Oleksandra
I'm 18, originally from Ukraine, but I feel at home practically anywhere. I love to cook, I love asking weird questions, and I feel like the world is full of so many great people and experiences and I want to live it all!!