Is Germany Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Germany
Safety rating
Women living in Germany consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.2 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Germany consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 2.1 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 2.5% percentage of women in Germany 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 1751 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.2/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.8/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.4/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.1/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2.2/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.8/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.8/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.6/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is Germany?
Lutherstadt Eisleben
It's a little, sleepy city with beautiful landscapes around. You are safe everywhere and don't have to worry about robbing or something like that. The people are friendly and open to help if they get asked. There are different restaurants all over the city. If you stay in this region in september you'll get to know the biggest party in middle germany.
Posted: May 16, 2025Munich
I feel very safe. I walk around t night and have not to worry at all just be aware of your surroundings as you alway should be! I would not walk at night at the old botanical garden, there are junkies
Posted: May 15, 2025
Malek
Braunschweig
So safe and clean no worries about going out at night all the people there are helpful and cheerful There is two universities here so its full of international students and for english speaker no worries
Posted: May 14, 2025
Allie
Kiel
It really depends on the area you’re in. Areas you shouldn’t travel to alone as a woman especially in the dark are: Mettenhof and Gaarden. Other than that I’d say it’s the same to most German cities.
Posted: May 14, 2025Baden-Baden
I‘d say Baden - Baden is pretty safe for women in general. Although you might feel a little anxious or uncomfortable around places like the train station or in the area outside the city Center at night. Nevertheless, apart from a few unpleasant conversations, I was never harassed or anything like that. But I would recommend not to go out alone in the evening, just to be safe. :)
Posted: May 14, 2025
Laura
Bad Oeynhausen
It's a small city, so it's only the usual amount of awareness you should have as a woman. I wouldn't advise being outside alone at night, especially if you plan to go through the so called "siel" which is near the city. Overall, I don't think it's dangerous in Bad Oeynhausen.
Posted: May 14, 2025
Zoe
Osterrönfeld
Osterrönfeld is a small and safe village, 20 minutes away from Kiel. You can relax and enjoy your time here. In the evening Osterrönfeld is calm and safe. You can go for nice walks or do some free time activities.
Posted: May 13, 2025Neckarwestheim
I lived in this town my entire life and personally never experienced any crime or harassment. A few years ago the house of a friend of a friend got broken in to but since then I never heard about anything more. I often take walks after dark and outside of town in the vineyards, so far nobody bothered me. Every once in a while there will be some rightwing-themed stickers around town, but so far I never heard about any actual violence or harassment form that direction. Over all I'd say it's as calm and safe as one would expect a small town (around 4000 citizens) to be.
Posted: May 13, 2025Karlsruhe
relatively safe, given its not that small of a city. Lots of students and young people, quite clean. there sure are a few sketchy areas, as are in any other city, so I would not feel comfortable going there at night, but throughout the day it’s fine.
Posted: May 13, 2025Mainz
i would say Mainz is a safe city in general, just sometimes there are some shitheads that wanna mess with you (i experienced a few times, most of them were men), idk if it’s because i’m Asian lol, but safe yeah
Posted: May 13, 2025Is Germany worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 217 experiences from female travelers
Hamburg, Group travel
Hamburg is a beatiful City I can always eecommend going there. But I would recommend not going outside by yourself at night especially in the areas around the Hbf. The most fun thing we did was going into a local jazz club it was amazing. Hamburg can be a bit more expensive especially if you want to try some of the restaurants there with really great cusuines or when you go second hand shopping which Hamburg has alot of. Traveling around the city is really easy with the Germany Ticket.
Posted: May 12, 2025Experienced: March, 2025
Käthe
Germany
Berlin, Solo travel
I went there for a concert and overall the city was quiet nice and I definitely felt really safe, especially through the day, but even in the later hours I still felt safe while going back to my hotel
Posted: May 12, 2025Meet locals in Germany
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