Is France Safe for Women?
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 1333 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 | Moderate |
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?
Lille
Never had any bad expérience in 23 years of living here, but I also respect the basics rules to keep safe. I guess it is like any big cities, you have to be careful and stay out of the "bad" neighborhoods.
Posted: September 16, 2025
Barbara
Paris
Paris safety really depends of the neighborhood. Personality I m living in a safe one. But as every huge city, there are some risks in Paris especially of being robbed in the transportation or street.
Posted: September 16, 2025
Louise
Angers
Angers is a very student-oriented city; there are often a lot of people in the streets at night in the center, which is reassuring. When you move away from the center, you might feel more alert, but nothing has ever happened to me. If you can, avoid the area around the train station at night.
Posted: September 16, 2025
Nora
Rennes
Rennes is a city with lots of students, i’d say the days Rennes is the least safe when there’s protests bc the police can get pretty violent. There are a few neighborhoods where drug related violence has been increasing but I live close to one of the hotspots and cross there a lot and have never felt unsafe
Posted: September 15, 2025
Florence
France
Depends of the city but stay careful in big cities. I never exp really bad exp. but i got annoyed multiplies times day/night. Keep your headphones, and try to not pay attention to non-educated people.
Posted: September 15, 2025Is France worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 314 experiences from female travelers
Lyon, Couple travel
My overall experience in Lyon was very good. I stayed at an Airbnb with my boyfriend and we stayed there for 12 days. I would say 12 days is more than enough to experience the city but we wanted a very laid back and chill vacation as to why we stayed so long. I felt very safe but that could also be because I was with my boyfriend all of the time as I know there are plenty of areas in Lyon that my female friends have not felt so safe in.
Posted: September 15, 2025Safety in France
Paris
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Toulouse
Chamonix
Antibes
Marseille
Strasbourg
Lyon
Nîmes
Bordeaux
Avignon
Annecy
Cannes
Montpellier
La Réunion
Nantes
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