Is Marseille Safe for Women? Crime Rates in Marseille

Marseille is a tricky city. I feel very at home here now that I know it well but for people who are new, it can be a very scary and hectic city. The streets are always full of people, and if you look a little bit like a tourist people will most probably try to steal your phone or bag. More often than not, guys will also look at you and try to flirt. But it all really depends on your attitude: with time, I learned to look like I own the streets and they never managed to steal anything from me.

Marseille is as safe as others big french cities. My fem friends report me a lot of cat calling in the streets but usually people do nothing more. People speak loud but don't do nothing and there's a big solidarity between people. If anything happens to you you will find people here to help at any hours of day or night. Keep your belongings safe tho cause robbers are very good at their job and usually you won't notice a thing ;) If someone steal you and they look not very stable, let it be. Don't try to get on a fight or run after them. It's always just belongings. As a queer non binary person, men usually leave me alone which is nice but as always there's safer neighborhood than others. I recommend you to not stay in La Plaine or Cours Julien too late at night (3-4am) when the streets are getting empty. The only agression I experienced in Marseille took place there 4/5 years ago against a visible gay friend. Marseille has this reputation (at least in France) to be very dangerous. In my experience it's not more dangerous than Paris where I lived for few years. I will say the more "dangerous" thing that could happen to you is to have your phone or wallet stolen whithout even noticing :')

I’ve been living in Marseille since i was born and i heard tons of bad things from tourists; it’s not that dangerous though you should still be careful not to leave your belongings anywhere and close your bag and you just need to frequent good neighborhoods, not those with a bad reputation because you always have to maintain a certain amount of distrust in my opinion but if we look closely it is the same thing as in Paris a lot of people romanticize France in general but be a little wary

Marseille is generally a safe town. I often walk alone quite late, sometimes with headphones on and for the most people people leave me alone. As with most touristy places, especially in the summer, I'd advice vigilance around busy places in case of pickpockets and therr have been one or two instances of men not taking the hint of wanting to be left alone. But that's something that happens pretty much everywhere. Other than that, metros and buses are super safe and (usually) clean.

I would not describe Marseille as a safe place. I experienced a lot of sexual harassment in the street, but I’ve never been attacked. But I would not say that I feel scared in this city because you are never really alone in the street. There is also a lot of students which made the place feel good

Marseille can be unsafe especially at night (alone) but during the days, it's fine for most of the place . A place to avoid at night is the vieux port. There are a lot of guys that think it is okay to approach people, and talk even if they don't want to. This can be very annoying. Pay attention to your phone and wallet because people will target tourists.

Solo travel

I felt safe but be careful people are kind but some are strange i loved food and calanque but its difficult to be host there. Talk to people to know were to go and what to do they love help and talk and most are funny

Group travel

My favorite city in the world From the moment I arrived in Marseille, I felt at home. I fell in love with the city's urban style, international cuisine, political landmarks, and alternative cafes. I highly recommend it.