Is Shanghai Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Shanghai

Part of China (a very controlled country), Shanghai is the safest city I have ever visited, especially as a woman. You will never feel in danger, unsafe or even uncomfortable. The risk of being assaulted, robbed etc is extremely low (even late at night) due to the control of the government (lots of cameras) but mostly due to Chinese people's behaviour (extremely safe!!!).

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.

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.

There are CCTV s absolutely everywhere and deters almost all violent crime. You can leave your bags alone at table in a restaurant or bar and no one will take your things. If you lose your phone in a taxi, you can contact the driver and retrieve it. Walking alone at night is more than fine as well.

Safest city I have been, I grew up in shanghai and I could take public transportation starting when I was around 12 years old to anywhere inside the city. All my friends and family think it’s the safest city they have been

It’s so safe that I feel totallybcomfortable walking home at 3 am being kind of drunk. Or walk to the bathroom with my laptop left on the table of a Starbucks. It’s totally normal if I just go to a bar alone and enjoy a night of music/drinks without worrying about being harassed. And if I see another woman being bothered, I wouldn’t hesitate to step up and help her.

In Shanghai, if you're eating alone, you can even leave your cell phone on the table to go to the bathroom. Feel free to leave your cell phone in your pants pocket or bag. There are no homeless people in downtown Shanghai. The subway and buses are clean, the staff is very helpful, and no one is selling or begging. You never have to worry about vehicle theft in Shanghai. All drivers obeyed the traffic rules well. There are almost no sexual harassment cases in Shanghai

Totally safe walking on the streets in the late night. Especially at 2:00 am, when most people fall asleep and you will feel like you own the whole world. By the way people are very friendly. Hard to find a racist here : )

I've never lived in a safer place than in Shanghai. You can walk around at night with your AirPods in your ears and there's no problem in terms of female safety. I do know that some of the cheaper nightclubs sometimes sell fake alcohol, which can make you get alcohol poisoning, but as far as date rape and stuff like that goes, it's not common at all.

Solo travel

Shanghai is overall safe. the night life is so fun and interesting. can’t recommend a hotel or restaurant, mostly stayed with a local friends. worth to visit just to meet new people and get the vibe of the city

Solo travel

Its pretty safe traveling in Shanghai, or most big cities in China. In Shanghai, i went to see a football game, went to Disneyland, went to see an opera, and taste some traditional food, beer and coffee. They are all recommended. Shanghai is also known as coffee city in China, if you are interested in Coffee, you should definitely try some. I spent 1k CNY for the flights, 300 for 1 night hotel, the rest of nights I was couch surfing, 500 for Disney land, 300 for opera tickets, 200 for football ticket. 1k for eating and drinking. I get around mostly by shared bike. It’s really convenient, for most spots we can ride in several minutes.