Is Athens Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Athens

I and my close friends/family have personally never been attacked before in Athens. Only cases I have heard of are teenagers/young adults who threaten people to give them their phones/money but I consider it rare + not a matter of area and can happen anywhere you go. Dark and narrow alleys are to be avoided like in every city, although once again I haven't even encountered someone who poses a threat to me. Still, as I am a woman, I do feel unsafe walking alone in the night etc. I think Athens is in overall safe, with some not tourist-popular suburbs like Metaxourgeio and Menidi being more at risk due to cases of drug abuse or pick pocketing observed in there. To the girls that visit, I would just recommend: Do what you usually do and avoid the neighborhoods with a bad fame. Better safe than sorry!

Generally it's safe - most bars and clubs stay open until morning and in the popular areas it's full of people all day and night. The thing to be cautious about is pickpockets, especially in public transport.

Athens can be safe in some areas, but places like Ominia and all around the Omonia are very dangerous. You shouldn't go alone there. Syntagma and some popular areas are very crowded places, so sometimes people can steal stuff from you, so you gotta be careful.

When you walk around in the city center is safe enough,but you have to be really careful at night. There are some pickpockets so you have to be careful in overcrowded places and even more in the public transportation.

Overall I felt pretty safe other than experiencing scams from taxis or sellers. It was fine to walk at night as well. I didn’t feel unsafe or anything but experienced a bit of racism as an Asian girl there.

In day time it is ok to walk and use public transport. No need to worry. After dark you can get a little vit scared but really depends on the neighbourhood. Some neighbourhoods in the centre are out of limit at night. I wouldn't advise walking there alone at night (I have walked and didn't have a problem but it is dangerous).

Its pretty safe. Always depends in the area youre at. Most of down town is pretty safe, except a part of omonoia or a part of metaxourgio at night. Theres pretty much always people around even at night.

Generally Athens is considered safe in most areas. But there are a few areas that should be avoided especially during the night. Some of these areas are Omonoia, Metaksourgeio, Attiki. Do not book your stays in these areas.

Some areas are safe some are not, better be safe than sorry. Be careful to not get caught with pepper spray because here it is considered illegal. Please carry something sharp like keys. Also be careful in dark alleys

Is fine but also should be aware There some regions less safe than other For solo travelers should check where you can walk at night and where you can not in advance Always keep in mind for peak pockets

Solo travel

Athena’s was amazing, all the culture and monuments are so beautiful and the landscape too. The city really feels 100% safe and I will be happy to return. The museums also are incredible and the food is delicious!

Group travel

Safety was moderate, we were in a group, but we came across off-putting people every once in a while and traffic was really chaotic and dangerous sometimes. Food is amazing, would recommend local taverns in central regions. The Acropolis is a must visit, so are the museums and galleries in the whole city. Everything is pretty cheap and the shop owners are always friendly. We stayed in a 4 star hotel in Alimos and it was excellent, very cozy and safe, with a great view of the sea. Transport is tricky in Athens, there's so many means of transport to choose from but so much traffic all the time.