Is Tartu Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Tartu
Safety rating
Women living in Tartu consider the safety level to be very high, with an overall safety rating of 4.6 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Tartu consider the crime rate to be very low, with an overall crime rating of 1 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 17.8% percentage of women in Estonia 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 15 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.6/5 | Very Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 4.4/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.6/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 1/5 | Very Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 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 |
How safe is Tartu?
Walking alone as a woman at night feels safe, barely any people around and if anyone is there then all of them are minding their own business, barely no one approaches anyone. Even in winter dark in evening it's nothing to worry about, there is no one chasing anybody. There could be lot of drunks but they do not cause a threat.
Posted: May 29, 2025Good small town, lots of students. Tartu has quite a cozy old city center. In 2024 it was the Cultural Capital of Europe. Most of the locals of 18-35y.o. speak/understand English. There are nice places to eat, lots of parks and a nice river to swim in.
Posted: May 10, 2025
Daryna
Incredibly safe at most places even at night and for lonely people. The only places troubles may occur at are the farthest places from the city centre, tho even they are moderately safe. You can feel free to be yourself and out of judgement or harassment
Posted: April 26, 2025
Fin
Tartu is very safe, especially if you come to visit and stay in the center! The streets are usually full and well lit. You may sometimes be approached by people at night but it is quite rare and often friendly and well intentioned. The only inconvenient is that buses do not run at night but it is very easy and cheap to get a Bolt drive home.
Posted: April 14, 2025
Anastasiya
Tartu is a small city in Estonia. Here lives mostly students and this city is known as a college city. Everyone is really sweet and friendly. I haven’t heard or seen of bad acts here in Tartu. Nobody should be worrying about safety here! Everything is alright 😇
Posted: February 18, 2025I have and know a lot of people who have walked home in the dark since they were 6 or 7 y.o. There may be a few areas to avoid during night but generally Tartu is safe and quiet. The city buses have caleras in there and feel very safe to, there is are great bus connection. Police is trustable and there are even some city parts where people don’t mind leaving their front door unlocked at all times
Posted: February 2, 2025Is Tartu worth visiting?
Solo travel
Very safe and pleasant city, it’s clean and the old part of town is very pretty as well as some neigbourhoods. Loved the national museum and the many cute cafes.
Posted: April 21, 2023Safety in Estonia
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