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 2.2 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 797 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.9/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.4/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 4.1/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.2/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2.4/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 2/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 2/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.8/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 2/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is France?
Lola
Fontenay-sous-Bois
Fontenay is a very calm city principally where olders people live. But there is two part in the city, the calm one where I live, then a second one called Val de Fontenay, wich can be more insecure at night for ladies.
Posted: March 9, 2025
Marie
Paris
Paris is big, so it really depends on where you are. The most touristy places are somewhat safer from harassment and assault, but there are more people pickpocketing and stuff. If you're not comfortable walking around alone at night, avoid some areas in the 18th and 19th arrondissement (the closer you get to the outside of Paris). Otherwise, it really depends so it's hard to generalise.
Posted: March 8, 2025Lille
In Lille, I feel relatively safe, especially in the bustling city center. There are crowds and a good atmosphere. But like everywhere, you have to be careful of pickpockets and avoid certain neighborhoods at night. Nothing alarming, you just have to stay vigilant.
Posted: March 8, 2025Belle-Ile-en-Mer
It is a small island, everybody knows each other and the people take care of the other. I’ve never been worried, it just happened once that a man was weird with me and a boy that I barely know just came up and act like we known each other to help me going out of the situation. It’s just one example but that’s the mentality here. It’s like a big family. You can count on others. It’s also really safe for hitchhike and its work so good.
Posted: March 7, 2025
Léontine
Île d'Oléron
Really safe because there is not much people, very touristic place. In summer there is à lot of people and rest of the year only à few workers. All very Nice ! Nice bars, i feel really safe there ( not much to do other than bar and beach XD )
Posted: March 7, 2025
Lena
La Rochelle
La Rochelle is a quiet town, you have some homeless people in the city center, but most of them are not dangerous. As girls, it’s ok to walk in the dark but think about your safety first, you never know. Avoid parks at night, you have no light and sometimes there is weird people.
Posted: March 7, 2025
Inès
Boulogne-Billancourt
it's really safe compare to Paris. it's close by Paris and yet it's more safe :) I've been living here since always and never been assaulted or harrassed in boulogne :) the metro is really safe, don't worry
Posted: March 6, 2025
Axelle
Strasbourg
I am a 20 yo student living in strasbourg, and i love this city ! It is really beautiful and calm. Concerning the safety, i wouk not recommend to you to walk at night alone in the center (place kleber, petite france…) but there are a lot of neighbouring that are a lot safer and still pretty !
Posted: March 6, 2025
Clem
Marseille
I lived there all my life and I never had any problems. I think the interesting places in Marseille are safe as it’s either touristic or full of people that are just going on normally on their days (so they don’t care about you). Still, if you don’t know the city and where to go, I’ll avoid going back home at night alone taking random streets showed by google maps. It really depends on the neighborhood tho, and if you’re 2 girls maybe that are used of big cities, then there is no problem.
Posted: March 6, 2025
Chimene
France
France is a really great country where you can enjoy places in a safe manner You don’t have to worry about lot about your stuff even if it’s better to keep it with you or at your accommodation But people are nice
Posted: March 5, 2025Is France worth visiting?
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based on 223 experiences from female travelers
Axelle
France
Port-Leucate, Group travel
I went to port leucate during the summer vacations, and i really enjoyed being here !! I was with 3 friends of mine and we were 5 minutes away from the sea. The port is very pleasant and there is always some music or shops opened at night. The ice cream of the port are the best. I recommend you this place it is very calm, quiet but if you want to have fun the night there are a lot or bars and restaurants along the beach.
Posted: March 7, 2025Experienced: July, 2023France, Solo travel
I felt safe in France. I thought it was a bit expensive. If you go to cote d azur, skip Cannes. I thought it was boring. Instead go to Nice or Antibes I stayed at the cheapest hostels, it was okay, but also hard at times
Posted: March 7, 2025Meet locals in France
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