Is France Safe for Women? Crime Rate in France
Safety rating
Women living in France consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 3.8 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in France consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 2.2 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 5.5% percentage of women in France 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 408 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.8/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.5/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 4.1/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.2/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2.3/5 | A Bit Worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.9/5 | A Bit Worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.9/5 | A Bit Worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.8/5 | A Bit Worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.9/5 | A Bit Worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
Is France safe for women?
Valentine
Bordeaux
I myself live in the country where I love walking alone at night in the woods but I spend a lot of time in Bordeaux and I always feel pretty safe. The city is very illuminated and I've never had to endure any aggressive acts.
Posted: December 27, 2024
Héloïse
Amiens
Amiens is a safe city for daytime walks, sightseeing, or shopping! However, some areas, like the north of Amiens neighborhoods, are best avoided. Other parts of the city are perfect and even very quiet—I live in Amiens West, and the South is great too! The Saint-Leu district is the hub for bars and nightlife. Being a woman alone after a certain hour isn’t entirely safe, as is the case in most major French cities. If you’re a solo traveler planning to party in Amiens, I would advise against doing it alone. That said, if you’re in the area and I’m available, I’d be happy to join you!
Posted: December 27, 2024Montpellier
The city center is quite safe even by night, it's always busy. Some neighborhood are to avoid but it's still not too bad. The transports are also quite safe, they are always people and girls are very present.
Posted: December 27, 2024Angers
Angers is a town with a little city center where you can walk easily to a place to another. There's publics transports at low cost too. I used to hang out and come back home in the night. The cities are enlightened. However, I don't go late in some neighborhood which aren't next to the city center, but there're a lot of students who lives there. The city is calm, there are more trees than another cities, La Maine comes across Angers with great embankment. If you like art, history, sport, food, you'll have always things to discover.
Posted: December 27, 2024
Léa
Paris
No problem in Paris when we are solo female, you just have to stay out of certains zones which are famous for being not welcoming (barbes for ex) but it’s very very rare to not be safe or helped if you need !
Posted: December 27, 2024Bordeaux
It's a nice place to live. I never had any problem here but I don't go out very often and not on the evening. Other people tend to say it's safe excepted some places like Victoire at night but otherwise it's safe. And I'm not scared to go walk outside and run even if it's dark outside when it's not late.
Posted: December 26, 2024
Mia
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is quite safe in my experience as long as you stay away from certain areas I’ve lived here for 7 years and never experienced any unsafe event but heard about some I feel very safe here but have never been too reckless
Posted: December 26, 2024
Johanna
La Crau
It's a little town, near from the forest, people are friendly. I always feel free to walk alone, go for a run in the forest. I also have really friendly neighbor. I haven't heard about any crime since i live here
Posted: December 26, 2024
Clementine
Roanne
Roannr is one of the cities with the most security cameras in the country. It's also a small city, so it's rare when something dangerous or weird happens. I've rarely experienced harassment and I never felt in danger.
Posted: December 26, 2024Douarnenez
Douarnenez is a peacefull and very nice tiny city. People are really gentle and there is rarely some accidents or crime. People are respectful, and they let you pass wheb you cross the road. They are polite and welcoming
Posted: December 26, 2024Is France worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 192 experiences from female travelers
Paris, Couple travel
Beautiful experience, Paris was way safer than I expected , felt very comfortable and the atmosphere was very pleasant, we stayed for 3 days at the Hotel Gavarni, close the Eiffel Tower. Very beautiful interior design , beautiful aesthetic, clean and staff very respectful and welcoming. I loved Paris .
Posted: December 27, 2024Paris, Solo travel
Besides an incident that happened right when i was going to the airport after my trip, it was relatively safe. My budget was very little, but i managed to visit some places like museums and parks. I recommend Ha Noi 1988, the food is very good
Posted: December 26, 2024Experienced: November, 2024Meet locals in France
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Bonjour, je suis Fatma. J'aime beaucoup l'art, la nature, les voyages et les balades. Je souhaite parler couramment en anglais. J'espère faire de belles rencontres sur ce site. À bientôt, Fatma
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Hi I am rabia jabri morrocan,I have lived in France for many years l'am 64 old .I have one son I don't work now I just travel around thr world
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