Is Croatia Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Croatia
Safety rating
Women living in Croatia consider the safety level to be very high, with an overall safety rating of 4.6 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Croatia consider the crime rate to be very low, with an overall crime rating of 1.4 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 4.4% percentage of women in Croatia 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 32 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.6/5 | Very Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 4.3/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.7/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.4/5 | Very Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.2/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.1/5 | 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 |
Is Croatia safe for women?
Split
Split is small and safe - walking alone at night is the norm for most local women here. We dont have a problem with homeless people and you wont see drug use on the streets. Catcalling isn’t part of the culture (can unfortunately still in rare instances happen, I noticed particularly to Asian women), muggings and assault never happen especially not by locals to tourists. Just watch out for pickpockets in the old town and beaches. When going out in clubs keep in mind some tourists from other European countries use this as a party town and travel in big groups to get drunk for cheap
Posted: December 1, 2024Zagreb
65% safe for women, 40% safe for LGBTQIA+ members. I would stay off of suburubs, especially on the east side of the town. Sometimes local pubs have 40+ men day drinking and sexually harrasing. Generally, woman's place is in the kitchen, mostly catholic country, we have ultra wing parties who tried to pass on the law of marriage = one man+one woman. We also have very prominent kneelers at the main square who are kneeling weekly against abortion.
Posted: October 18, 2024Rijeka
I didn’t have any problems since I moved here, I’ve been living here for the past 4 years. Walking alone at any time of the day is very safe. You can ask locals for the help if you need, English is in most of the cases very well spoken.
Posted: October 2, 2024Daruvar
It's actually really safe, but it does happen sometimes that there are crimes. For an example killing people in the nursing home because some drunk man decided to kill his mother because she didn't leave him anything in the will.
Posted: September 16, 2024Zagreb
Overall very safe, but people taking public transport should be aware of occasional pickpocketers. Catcalling exists here, but it’s easily dealt with by just ignoring such people. As long as you keep your wits about you, you shouldn’t worry about being mugged, drugged, etc
Posted: September 13, 2024
Tamara
Zagreb
It is one of the safest cities I've ever been to. I feel really safe living in Zagreb and would recommend a visit. There could sometimes be situations where I could be uncomfortable as a woman but not many and I usually can handle them pretty good.
Posted: September 12, 2024Zagreb
Zagreb and Croatia are overall safe for female travelers, the people are hospitable and i feel safe at night but our men are still balkan men and can be pretty traditional. But i would definitely recommend it for female solo travelers. I rarely get harassed on the street, and if i do it's usually men yelling something from their cars.
Posted: September 10, 2024
Joanna
Ičići
It's a very safe and quiet area. I wouldn't walk in the dark but only because I don't like it. You might meet a wild pig if you're lucky but in general local girls walk here alone in the night. I have nice neighbours and I feel safe here.
Posted: September 8, 2024Zadar
overall, I would say it's very safe. there is no beggars and no homeless people around. no pickpocketing. only during summer months, professional thievs (pickpockets) from other Croatian and European cities are "active", mostly at beaches, trying to steal phones, cameras, money... other than that, never have i had to worry where is my wallet or phone, is my bag zipped, not walking nor in city buses. with years I developed a fear of walking alone anywhere at night (after midnight), before midnight I feel generally safe because its still a time when someone would be awake and there would be some traffic. "legal thieves" are taxi drivers who overcharge drives. so don't take taxi at bus station, always negotiate the price before the drive (ask what it would aprox. cost), or use Uber and/or Bolt app.
Posted: September 7, 2024Mursko Središće
It's a small town on the border with Slovenia, and I find it as very safe. Also I'm originally from Serbia, and I never had any problems here. I find Croatia very safe in general, and everyone was always kind and helpful.
Posted: August 26, 2024Safety in Croatia
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