Is Hungary Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Hungary
Safety rating
Women living in Hungary consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.2 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Hungary consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 2 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 11.5% percentage of women in Hungary 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 117 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.2/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.8/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.3/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.8/5 | A Bit Worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.6/5 | A Bit Worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.7/5 | A Bit Worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.5/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.6/5 | A Bit Worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is Hungary?
Siofok
It's generally safe, no robbers or kidnappers at all. Locals are minding their own business. Sometimes the tourists can be shady and sketchy, but even they don't cause too much trouble. If you stay out of trouble, or looking to find problems, they won't come after you.
Posted: January 19, 2025Budapest
I would say, the problems you will face is mostly crazy homeless people talking sh*t in public. I lived here for a long time and I never faced anything serious. The transportation is ok, and you have nothing to worry about in the inner areas.
Posted: January 18, 2025
Anna
Budapest
I think it’s really safe but of course you should be attentive to sour belongings when you are in a crowded area. There might some weird people in the downtown but most of the time they don’t do anything besides yelling on the streets. Also Ihaven’t been cat called in a long time here.
Posted: January 18, 2025
Soujanya
Budapest
I do pub crawls in Budapest and safe to say I think it’s pretty safe. I have walked back home at around 2-3am on some days and haven’t felt conscious. I think people here just mind their own business.
Posted: January 17, 2025Budapest
Budapest my hometown, and I think it’s really safe to everyone. My highschool was in the city center I was going to there everysingle day and nothing ever happened to me. So I can recommend to you, if you looking for some places where you can go out at night safely, probably Budapest is the perfect place for it.
Posted: January 14, 2025Szeged
Well i live there since when i was born. And i think it's very safe. I never experienced any harassment. I never get robbed or anything. I think the people are nice. Sometimes there are some drunk people in town but i think it's a safe place. But i think you need to be careful every where you go on the earth, so stay safe. Xoxo
Posted: January 13, 2025Hungary
Overall very good! Some of the man are catcalling but its almost in every country. Defenetly going back to Hungary! The local transport is a little bit complicated for me but with Budapest GO i figured it out by myself!
Posted: January 12, 2025Budapest
It's very safe in the daytime, but you don't have to worry about nighttime when you are in crowded places. The public transport is very safe too, I have never experienced violence in the city. However I don't recommend being loud, because that may trigger some illuminated individuals.
Posted: January 12, 2025
Anett
Budapest
Budapest is very safe, you need to be careful in touristic areas and keep an eye on your belongings, as pickpocketing is common. Public transport is safe, people generally speak English and they help to tourists.
Posted: January 9, 2025Hungary
Well I would never walk alone in Budapest (the capitol of Hungary), it has better parts of the city ofc, but some districts are not very safe even for a man alone at night, in daytime it'd pretty safe even alone, but if you want to be 100% safe carry some spray with you or not walk alone, the transport is pretty safe I can recommend it.
Posted: January 7, 2025Is Hungary worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 71 experiences from female travelers
Mariam
United States
Budapest, Solo travel
Budapest is a beautiful city by the Danube river, with buda the old historical, more residential vibe and pest the modern, student, vibrant atmosphere. It is such a cozy city where everything is in walking distance, so just going around on your foot you can see Cathedrals, the Parliament or do a small hike in Buda to see the whole city. I did feel safe walking at night. This city will always have a special place in my heart ♥️
Posted: January 8, 2025Experienced: February, 2023
Kristýna
Czech Republic
Budapest, Couple travel
We visited Budapest together for the second time. We explored the Bastion and other landmarks. We also spent a whole day walking in the park, where we took a hot air balloon ride, admired the sights, and visited the House of Music. Our favorite place is Elizabeth Square.
Posted: January 1, 2025Experienced: July, 2024Meet locals in Hungary
Dalma
About Me
Hiiii, im a very open and active person. 23 years old and i'm working as a program manager. My big dream is to travel around the world, I was already at a bunch of places, but you know, never enough. It would be nice to make some international fans!
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Bori
About Me
Hi, I am Bori from Hungary, and I am currently on my gap year. I want to travel as much as possible, meet new people, make friends, go to art exhibitions and museums and see the natural treasures of the world. I love art, history, yoga, meditation, being in nature, going on adventures.
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