Is Greece Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Greece
Safety rating
Women living in Greece consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 3.7 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 151 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.7/5 | 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?
Clara
Santorini
Santorini is a safe place where you can walk at night without problem, wear the clothes you like. It was very peaceful... I felt better than in France without any hesitation. People are so kind and very caring !
Posted: July 6, 2025Chania
Chania is overall a safe city in Chania and in comparison to Athens is much much safer when it comes to mugging. Women should be cautious anyway when it comes to sexual harassment. Incidents have taken place in the city and nobody should be blindly trusted even if the overall atmosphere is welcoming and warm. As in every country and city around the word, kindness could be just a mask.
Posted: June 26, 2025
Camila
Chania
I felt really safe even after dark. Men are usually mostly tourists that seem to be respectful. They dont approach you out of nowhere, and they barely try anything which was awesome and made my trip super chill.
Posted: June 25, 2025Athens
Athens can be dangerous for women, especially at night. Incidents of harassment, groping in public transport, and even physical attacks have occurred in areas like Omonia and Pedion Areos. It’s not always like this, but it’s important to stay alert and aware — these things do happen.
Posted: June 15, 2025Regional Unit of Central Athens
My neighbourhood is pretty safe compared to others We have transportation near my house Its not exactly in the center of athens but its pretty close with transportation We have a police station about 20 mins away(if you go by foot)
Posted: June 12, 2025Volos
Volos is a relatively small town, not much going on tbh Have definitely been catcalled outside (it makes me sad that this is expected) but never felt particularly threatened. Generally, a pretty chill small town ig...
Posted: June 10, 2025Safety in Greece
Athens
Santorini
Thessaloniki
Rhodes
Xanthi
Heraklion
Chania
Komotini
Drama
Volos
Piraeus
Trikala
Ioannina
Patras
Kalamata
Akrata
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