Is Greece Safe for Women?
Safety rating
Women living in Greece consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 3.8 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Greece consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 2.4 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 5% percentage of women in Greece 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 170 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.8/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.2/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 4/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.4/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2.6/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 2.1/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 2/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.9/5 | 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 Greece?
Thessaloniki
There are regions such us the city center and the harbor that are pretty safe both in day and night. However while night you have to be extremely careful bc there are many drunk people in the streets. Also must always check on your bags while using public transportation because of the pickpockets (there are not so many but... better safe than sorry:)). But overall I wouldn't say that Thessaloniki is a dangerous town. You just have to be careful at crowded places and small streets at night
Posted: September 25, 2025
lena
Zakynthos
I was there with my girlfriends and overall I felt safe but near laganas or at night I felt uncomfortable. A lot of men hit on you and in Laganas you should be careful when going out to a bar or a club and I do not recommend drinking outside. The Men there were mostly younger (18-25) and I didn’t feel like they would really harm me and they usually respected a No but it was very common to get hit on. I don’t recommend walking around at night because we were honked at. I didn’t feel love the Island but the nightlife wasn’t for me
Posted: September 23, 2025
Alexandra
Patras
Patras is a safe place at all. It’s a small city between mountains and sea, with a good transportation system (bus+train) and quite people. Streets are safe and bad incidents are isolated. As a student here for 4 years, I never worried about my safety!
Posted: September 22, 2025
Sophia
Kavala
Kavala is a beautiful coastal city in the north of Greece. It is a touristic city, with a cozy old down and castle, many restaurants, café and bars ,surrounded by mountains and magnificent nature, archaeological places to visit, museums and 60 km of either small or longer beaches. It is a safe town to visit, crime rates are very low, even robbing is very rare.
Posted: September 21, 2025
Kimya
Heraklion Regional Unit
I haven't witnessed crime in the regions I lived in. One personal experience I have of being drugged by a "friend" (male, obviously) but tge situation was resolved peacefully. Here the police might be more dangerous than the people. Predatory looks are common, but I rarely get approached and feel threatened.
Posted: September 21, 2025Is Greece worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 187 experiences from female travelers
İdil
Denmark
Athens, Group travel
I felt really safe and happy, the streets were interesting for me. And also the food, oh I love Greek culture!!! I stayed in hostel for erasmus plus program and it was also nice to be with the other cultures.
Posted: September 23, 2025Safety in Greece
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