Is Greece Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Greece
Safety rating
Women living in Greece consider the safety level to be moderate, with an overall safety rating of 3.2 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Greece consider the crime rate to be moderate, with an overall crime rating of 2.6 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 12 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.2/5 | Moderate |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 2.9/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 3.6/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.6/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2.6/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 2/5 | A Bit Worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.7/5 | A Bit Worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 2.1/5 | A Bit Worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 2.2/5 | A Bit Worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
Is Greece safe for women?
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki is a safe and very welcoming city, in general. There are several places you'd better avoid walking alone, mostly in the dark. As always and everywhere, you should take care of your personal belongings. Mostly in these places mentioned above but also some popular areas, chanves being harassed (and then being told that they are just "flirting") (to be honest, mostly not by Greek guys) always exist.
Posted: October 31, 2024
Athina
Kalamata
Kalamata is a beautiful city for va t’actions but also for digital nomads. Everything goes so slow and people enjoy their life. It’s big enough to have everything but also not chaotic big so everything is easy
Posted: October 18, 2024Athens
It depends on the area. The city center is great, except for pickpocketing. Places like Xalandri and Kallithea are good, but peristeri and Victoria not so much at night. I recommend staying out of them when it gets dark
Posted: October 11, 2024
Marianna
Ioannina
Ioannina, Greece is a town with many students and really friendly people. The night life here is pretty great any day of the week especially on Saturday the roads are filled with people. I don’t mind going out alone or walking back home alone especially in the centre of the city. Of course you have to be careful and always there is a possibility of being assaulted but all you have to do is call for help and pretty much anyone will be there. I believe it’s one of the safest “big” cities of Greece.
Posted: October 6, 2024Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki is kind of safe. Unfortunately like so many other cities you must watch for pickpockets, walking alone at night depending on the area and sexual harassment also depending on the area and the time of the day
Posted: October 1, 2024
Melissa
Ialysos
Its pretty safe and i never say no to anything because im worried about my. I will never feel 100% safe but that has nothing to do with Ialyssos. I tryly recommend this area of Rhodes when visiting here as its also easy to get around.
Posted: September 19, 2024Municipality of Galatsi
Galatsi is an area which might be outside of the center but it is not that fat away as well. It has more the sense of the neighborhood and of course, there is no place that can grant total safety, but I would say it is pretty safe. There are always people around and also has the big street Leoforos, which makes it easier to walk alone at night.
Posted: September 10, 2024Athens
Athens is not safe for solo travellers. Especially the Athens center. If you want to visit Athens, choose to live in the north like Kifisia or Marousi where you can easily take the green metro line and visit the center of the Athens during the day and not the night hours.
Posted: September 8, 2024Athens
In athens you need to keep an eye on your belongings at all times and also especially if you are a tourist look like you know where you are going. It will be safe if you do those things. Also dont just aimlessly wander in the center because there are pretty bad areas outside the touristic zone and actually very close to it. Just be aware and you will be fine.
Posted: September 7, 2024
Aristea
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki is my hometown, so I feel a bit safer here than I would if it were my first time visiting. Overall, it can be a bit unsafe for girls, but I still recommend it for solo travel as long as you're careful.
Posted: August 28, 2024Is Greece worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 127 experiences from female travelers
Athens, Solo travel
I felt very safe in Athens, even at night. The food was excellent. O Thanasus was one of my favorite restaurants. Their food was fresh, very good and at a great price. Everything in Athens was very affordable. I stayed in an apartment at Kolokotroni 44. This was walking distance from all the popular sites and the metro.
Posted: November 9, 2024Experienced: March, 2024Corfu, Group travel
Corfu is a beautiful place to stay! The people are very nice and the food is delicious. The nature is breathtaking. You should definitely rent a car and explore the island. We were 2 females and I never felt unsafe on the whole trip.
Posted: October 30, 2024Meet locals in Greece
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