Is Lahti Safe for Women?
Safety rating
Women living in Lahti consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 3.8 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Lahti consider the crime rate to be very low, with an overall crime rating of 1 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 13.2% percentage of women in Finland 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 4 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.8/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.4/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 4.4/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 1/5 | Very Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 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 Lahti?
Xenia
Lahti and Finalnd overall was incredibly safe. I like to take walks at night and I was not at all worried. But on Friday and Saturday evening sometimes some weird people are around, but they're easy to avoid and not dangerous. The only thing that you should take care of is your bike. It is common that if something gets stolen it will be a bike xD
Posted: May 17, 2025Lahti is actually known as one of the unsafest cities in Finland. But living here for 6 months and i hadn’t got any bad situation on my mind. People here are rather quite and home lovers so there is a really low chance to meet someone in the streets☺️
Posted: February 20, 2025I have been living here for more than a month, and I go out all the time, yet still nothing happened, and no one approached me. I feel so safe here to leave my stuff and then come back to them again. It's a great city in a great country.
Posted: September 1, 2024Lahti has a little bit bad reputation. People called it the Chicago of Finland. I have never felt scared there and I think the bad reputation is coming from drugs. It is a very small town and for example when walking during night, you might not see anybody.
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