Is Indonesia Safe for Women? Crime Rates & Safety Reports
Safety rating
Women living in Indonesia consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 3.8 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Indonesia consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 2.2 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 20.2% percentage of women in Indonesia 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 18 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.8/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.6/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.2/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.2/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.9/5 | A Bit Worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.5/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is Indonesia?
Dhea
Jakarta
In Jakarta, you can easily using public transportation with only using one card, but I’m not recommend to walking on pedestrian. For woman, when you walking alone, there’s a lot of people will cat calling.
Posted: October 17, 2024Denpasar
As someone who was born and raised in Denpasar, it is a perfect place to travel if you want to go alone! However, compared to other nations, the public transport is barely have any use since it barely has access to many areas. However, going to other states like ubud or kuta, you can totally use the bus to travel on budget. Using grab from Denpasar to Kuta can cost around 60 to 100k rupiahs, depending on the traffic and the distance. The crime rate is low, but still, always pay attention to your surroundings and things
Posted: October 9, 2024Jakarta
As a female, I don't recommend walking alone at night. Take an uber / taxi please. As long as you're not out alone in the streets, you're pretty safe. I don't worry about safety in the malls or any indoors but definitely be careful and vigilant in car parks.
Posted: September 8, 2024
Duma
Jakarta
Hi ladies, I have been live in Jakarta almost 20 years. In my experience snd opionion is safe for woman travel. We had public transportation till mid night, and also apps like grab and gojeg is easy to used. Also people so friendly
Posted: August 26, 2024Bekasi
It's so nice but also worrying because I know this city has a very high crime rate in Indonesia. I hope that the police in Indonesia are very good at ensuring the safety of this city. Bekasi has good views and many artists live here anyway.
Posted: July 27, 2024Jakarta
The center if Jakarta is very nice to walk at night. We don’t have many things to do but our night life is quiet good. Food is fantastic and people ate generally super nice. A lot if places offer air conditioning inside as Jakarta os super hot mid day.
Posted: July 5, 2024Bali
Bali is considered safe to live in or to visit, especially for tourists. People are friendly and welcome tourists, they will treat you like their own family. But because of the high amount of tourists who rent scooters, some/ most of them do not know how to ride it properly and not following the rules, so we as locals also have to be careful.
Posted: June 28, 2024Tangerang City
The public roads and public transport are very safe. You can walk alone at night without getting worried. The traffic is bad though. You can also find cheap and delicious street foods easily. Overall it’s safe for women.
Posted: June 25, 2024
Lorelyn
Jakarta
I walk late at night whether coming from a late business meeting , or just going out and find food to eat I feel safe. I try riding grab, bluebird, taxi , motor bike and all safe in Jakarta. I tried train and bus, people are respectful.
Posted: June 18, 2024Jakarta
Sexual harassment in the streets of Jakarta is apparent in the form of catcalling and in the most extreme case which was personally experienced, groping. Aside from this, no other form of danger like theft, kidnap and rape have ever been a concern at the time of living in this city. However, taking caution was always practised when walking alone whether it be during the day or night.
Posted: June 12, 2024Safety in Indonesia
Bali
Lombok
Ubud
Gili Trawangan
Gili Islands
Bandung
Jakarta
Ternate
Bitung
Manado
Singkawang
Anambas Islands
Bintan Island
Lagoi
Batam
Tanjung Balai Karimun
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