Women living in Vienna consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.4 out of 5.
Women living in Vienna consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 1.9 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 161 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.4/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.9/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.4/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.9/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2.1/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.7/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.5/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.2/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.2/5 | Not at all worried |
Channy
Vienna feels incredibly safe, I have never had any problems and I go out alone all the time. obviously there are some districts which don’t feel as safe but they are very obvious and if I have ever felt unsure I have asked for help and received it.
Posted: August 10, 2025it’s one of the safest cities I’ ve ever been!! Me as a women always be aware about all those eventualities that could happen, but I must say after 2 days in Vienna I worried definitely less for the next day’s
Posted: August 7, 2025Vienna is really safe. There are a few places that aren’t the prettiest but overall its a really nice place to live and visit. If you’re just visiting you probably won‘t even see the „unsafe“ parts of vienna.
Posted: August 5, 2025Lena
Vienna is a very safe cities for girls. Just don’t go to the notorious districts, such as the 16th or the 10th. These two are the only ones on the more dangerous side. As long as there’s people around, you are safe!
Posted: August 3, 2025Laura
Vienna is actually pretty safe and it's cool to have good public transportation opportunities which are also run 24h on weekends. Overall there are also a lot of helpful people... Sometimes people could be also grudgy... but it's what it is. Some spots I would recommend to be a bit cautious - but there are really just a few.
Posted: July 31, 2025Dari
As a young female, I have never encountered any physical abuse or a risk of being kidnapped or physically harassed. I have unfortunately encountered sexual harassment mostly verbal from people that were not sober while walking alone but it was never a physical harassment. I always feel safe walking alone after a long party at friends place even when I am not sober or it’s completely dark.
Posted: July 30, 2025based on 75 experiences from female travelers
I felt safe in Vienna, not extremely but it was ok, the only problem I found in this city was that during August when I visited there wasn’t much to do, most places were closed, and there wasn’t many people around mostly tourists, that’s why I felt like it wasn’t the most authentic experience I’ve had
Posted: August 9, 2025Beautiful, beautiful city! I felt very safe in it (even taking night buses - I can’t really remember of a bad experience). I am from Italy, personally I found it expensive but a wonderful place to stay in and enjoy. Lots of wonderful museums, beautiful cathedrals and if you can travel a bit further from the city centre, you’ll find out its wonderful there too. Safety was awesome, place was awesome. I found food was good! A bit above average, in a good way. I enjoyed the traditional food I ate (not only schnitzels!) but I wouldn’t rank Vienna at the top of my gastronomical ranking. Still good tho.
Posted: July 26, 2025