Is Denmark Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Denmark
Safety rating
Women living in Denmark consider the safety level to be very high, with an overall safety rating of 4.7 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Denmark consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 1.5 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 0% percentage of women in Denmark 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 207 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.7/5 | Very Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 4.4/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.8/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.5/5 | 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: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is Denmark?
Copenhagen
There is ofc some worries you always will have. But in my 19 years in Denmark I have never experienced something really bad. I have always protected myself with always walking with friends or talking with a friend in the phone while going home alone.
Posted: July 30, 2025Hornslet
Hornslet is a relatively small town with around 6 thousand people. I am out alone after dark often and feel completely safe. As a young woman my parents are not worried about me walking home alone at night, which to me says a lot about the general safety in Hornslet
Posted: July 28, 2025Copenhagen
I find Copenhagen very safe. I’m not worried about the safety. I prefer to walk around with other people but it wouldn’t be unsafe to walk around in the afternoon alone. I would recommend visiting Copenhagen and I wouldn’t worry about the safety, if it was me.
Posted: July 26, 2025
Amalie
Aalborg Municipality
Very safe and easy to go around on your own. I walk home alone at night and take public transport. I wear headphones everywhere without being scared. I bike by my self all the time to and walk and bike home from bars with no issue
Posted: July 25, 2025
Nanna
Aarhus
Aarhus is very safe. Denmark is known to be one of the safest contries in the world. In Aarhus it is normal that you leave your stuff unattended when you go to the toilet and it will be very out of the ordinary if something happened or someone took your stuff.
Posted: July 23, 2025
Emma
Aarhus
Denmark is pretty safe so I often walk home alone in the city. But of course be aware of your surroundings and don’t go into places like parks or darks alley. It depends with city you are in but I will say Aarhus is safe but of course there have been some situations but very few
Posted: July 23, 2025Safety in Denmark
Copenhagen
Aarhus
Aalborg
Randers
Viborg
Ulfborg
Helsingør
Hillerod
Roskilde
Koge
Slagelse
Horsens
Svendborg
Odense
Vejle
Herning
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