Is China Safe for Women? Crime Rate in China
Safety rating
Women living in China consider the safety level to be very high, with an overall safety rating of 4.8 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in China consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 2 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 14.6% percentage of women in China have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.
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Crime & Safety Statistics
Based on 46 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.8/5 | Very Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 4.6/5 | Very Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.9/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 2/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.5/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.2/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.2/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.2/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is China?
Xiamen City
A very safe city.but also not worth to take a visit. I’d say it’s a proper place if someone wants to experience peace but boring life.Here we have strict security rules,no matter you’re in metros or BRT ,security checks are always needed.
Posted: April 4, 2025Tianjin
I think China is very safe, I’ve spent five months longing there and I’ve never been afraid or worried for my safety. I was not worried when waking alone during the night, so I recommend it. Tianjin is pretty safe
Posted: March 30, 2025Beijing
It's the safest city in China in my opinion. There are a lot of police on streets day to night and cameras almost everywhere in public. The infrastructure of the city is well-developed and a lot of security check at subway stations and the like.
Posted: March 18, 2025Guangzhou
Overall, Guangzhou is one of the safest cities in the world with excellent public security. Walking at night rarely raises concerns about robbery or theft. However, women should remain cautious. Some Chinese men, particularly those intoxicated, may occasionally cast lecherous stares at attractive women. While most nighttime strolls in China are worry-free, it’s wise to keep a slight distance from heavily built, suspicious-looking men who might pose potential risks—though such incidents remain statistically rare.
Posted: March 13, 2025
Danni
Shanghai
Shanghai is a very safe city. I’ve lived here for over 20 years. And I’m a jazz music fan, I would very often go jazz bar and go back home in midnight. I’m very sure that it’s very safe for a woman walking in midnight.
Posted: February 7, 2025China
China is a well-developed and safe country for women. Wandering in China is simple. Women's lives in China are safe and sound. Daytime and midnight share the same safety level here. Life here is less complicated and safer.
Posted: February 5, 2025Shenzhen
I work in Shenzhen, and it’s a convenient and crowded city. It is very safe! There are many surveillance cameras in roads and if anything happened, police will help us. People here have relatively high salary and the city has low crime rates. But it’s better for women be at home when it’s over 23:00. Once I went out at night and went back home at 02:00, it’s still safe.
Posted: February 2, 2025Beijing
I have a hijab on and i felt fine walking alone at night when i needed to. Public transport was safe, walking on the streets too felt safe. But still though, avoid walking alone at night anywhere in the world just because it makes sense.
Posted: January 31, 2025
Xandra
China
A lot of the media coverage for China (especially in the United States) is very skewed. I lived in China for a few months and I genuinely have never felt safer walking alone at night. The cultural dating norms are a bit different here, where the girls are much more forward than the men. In the time I lived here, I had 100s of women approaching me asking me questions (all very lovely people) and maybe 3 men total. Very safe. The one sketchy experience I had was in the Kunming airport, one of my classmates accidentally left her phone (an iPhone, which is pretty valuable here) in the bathroom stall, and the woman who rushed into the stall after her stole her phone, and the police weren’t notified in time to catch her. So while most people are very courteous and wouldn’t do things like that, just be cautious like you would anywhere else.
Posted: January 15, 2025Shanghai
It’s a modern big city. And people here are very nice and polite. You can go on the street at midnight.Because the security here is very good. Even you left your bag on the street, no one will steal it.
Posted: January 9, 2025Is China worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 38 experiences from female travelers
Giulia
Italy
Guilin, Solo travel
Going around in China is extremely safe, it is mandatory to always bring with yourself your passport with visa as a foreigner but apart from that you are totally free to go around also by night alone as no one with harass you.
Posted: April 13, 2025
Iana
Russia
Beijing, Group travel
I was in Beijing with my friend and her husband during 144-hour transit, we were able to shop and visit Universal, Great Wall of China. I haven't tried Chinese cuisine before this trip, so I suffered a bit but the overall experience was okay. Food was quite cheap especially domestic ones. Housing was on the expensive side, of our budget. The Beijing metropolitan was really nice and comfy. As we were in transit we were not allowed to go outside Hebei district. But it was quite okay.
Posted: March 10, 2025Experienced: March, 2024Meet locals in China
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I am a business consultant, born in China and graduated from university in Hong Kong. Here are 3 fun facts about me: 1. During my university years, I was able to travel to 9 different countries through scholarship applications and cultural exchange programs. 2. During the period since starting my career, I have not had a stable home base, living in many cities across China. I consider this my "YOLO (You Only Live Once) plan" and have been keeping a YOLO diary, documenting my experiences in over 30 different locations in China so far. 3. I hope to live to the age of 103, as I find this world to be endlessly fascinating and would love to experience it across two centuries.
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Safety in China
Beijing
Shanghai
Chengdu
Shenzhen
Guangzhou
Tianjin
Qingdao
Suzhou
Nanjing
Enshi
Chongqing
Nanning
Changsha
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