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 2020 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.2/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.7/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.3/5 | 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: | 1.5/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is Germany?
Sophia
Munster
Münster is a overall kind and happy place, everyone loves their bycycles, jumping into the water of the "Dortmund-Ems-Kanal" and being political arctive. There so many beautiful and green places. The majority of people want the city to be a peaceful place, so in order to provide this they behave like it :)
Posted: August 10, 2025Stralsund
Stralsund generally feels safe, especially in areas like the Old Town, Frankenvorstadt, and Hafenstadt, which I visit most often and live in. Public transport is calm. The most unpleasant encounters are usually with drunk people rather than truly dangerous individuals, and it’s usually easy to avoid them. Like in any city, some neighborhoods feel less comfortable, especially at night, but overall Stralsund is a quiet and peaceful place.
Posted: August 10, 2025Hanover
Hanover is a very safe German mid-size city (around 600.000 inhabitants). The overall crime rate is not very different from the low German medium. I do know of some women who are worried about being alone at night, but the public transport system is great and will safely get you almost everywhere even at night. There is a risk of experiencing cataloging or verbal harassment. I personally don't like the are around the central station but it's always highly trafficked and I never felt unsafe. I would recommend Hanover for female solo travelers.
Posted: August 10, 2025Hannover
There are a few parts in the city centre that I would avoid (especially as a woman and if you're alone), but besides that, it's fine. Even in the parts that I would avoid, there usually won't happen anything, especially not more than getting insulted or catcalled. Overall, I would say it's pretty safe.
Posted: August 9, 2025Berlin
I felt safe in Berlin, especially cause I was with a friend, however there’s a bit of sketchy people around, but I felt much safer than in my home country cause these people actually never harassed us, they were totally minding their business, still we didnt felt 100% safe especially cause the bus we had to take to go back home had their routes scheduled only till 8/9 pm, at least we found only those
Posted: August 9, 2025
Sude
Berlin
If you are in crowded and known areas, you will be good but at night and with deserted places, it would be better to be more careful than normal. Also be cautious with your belongings in crowded areas
Posted: August 8, 2025Is Germany worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 259 experiences from female travelers
Gotha, Group travel
I went with my german class to Gotha in Thüringen, Germany, and it was nice. Not spectacular either but nice. I don't esp remember the budget but it was not really expensive if i remember correctly. It was nice communicating with German people and my group made me feel safe 👍. In activities i remember we did treetop adventure course, which was really nice. So yeah if you go to germany and go near this little town i recommend stopping there ! There was also a good museum of art there which i recommend :)
Posted: August 10, 2025Experienced: May, 2018
Berire
Turkey
Cologne, Family travel
Cologne Cathedral was the best part of city. Entrance was free but outside view is better than inside. Also Hohenzollern Love Bridge was look colorful. The Bridge was walkable to opposite side. I loved Cologne as I love Germany.
Posted: August 9, 2025Safety in Germany
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Cologne
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Leipzig
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Heidelberg
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Lindau
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