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 3.9 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in France consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 2.3 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 1234 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.9/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.3/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 4/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.3/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2.5/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 2.1/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 2.1/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.8/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 2.1/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is France?
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is very safe but like in everybody city some neighbourhood are kind of less safe. But the public transport are great and you always have the Uber option available But you can cycle everywhere and it is the way to discover the city
Posted: August 10, 2025
Anaïs
Nantes
A bit dangerous for the woman. A lot of drug trafic. Don’t walk alone on the street at night. Take care of your drink in clubs and bars. But if you have the good reflexs you Will enjoy the city and is history
Posted: August 10, 2025Beauvais
It's a moderately big town (around 60k inhabitants) and apart from the Argentine neighbourhood, i'd say it is pretty safe. I never really had the occasion to walk alone at night, but i've walked alone in daytime and had a problem "just" once in many times. So yeah in daytime i'd say it's pretty safe, and nighttime idk, sorry !
Posted: August 10, 2025
Lila
Caen
I would describe Caen as a pretty safe city, from my experience, I feel very safe during the day, a bit less when it's nighttime especially around the train station but the city center feels safe to me even after dark. You can meet some drunk people in the public transport when it's the end of the day, or some annoying men that want to talk to you and "be your friend" but other than that it's fine.
Posted: August 10, 2025
Eva-Lily
Île-de-France
France is a fairly safe country, you often get hit on by heavyweights which can be a pain, and it's true that if you go to certain areas in Paris you can get robbed but as a general rule it's always safe I've never been robbed or mugged, after all it depends on the area but as a general rule it's safe.
Posted: August 10, 2025
Marion
Nantes
It's a beautiful contry. It's safe and there is lot of people for help you if you want. You can go out alone. No probleme for travel alone. I think it's safe and i recommande this country. I like.
Posted: August 10, 2025Safety in France
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Nantes
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