Is Italy Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Italy
Safety rating
Women living in Italy consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 3.9 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Italy consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 2.4 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 6.1% percentage of women in Italy 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 602 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.9/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.3/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 3.9/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.4/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2.5/5 | A bit worried |
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: | 1.8/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 2.2/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is Italy?
Sara
Venice
Venice is for the most part a safe city, since at night noone, literally no one is around you can feel pretty safe but then again if you meet someone it's just the two of you so it can be scary from this point of view. Just be careful and bring pepper spray with you but usually Venice street at night are empty. Just avoid Mestre city (the land, Venice is the island), Mestre can be very dangerous if you're staying there in an hotel to sleep, be very carefull, many of my friends there have been harassed.
Posted: March 28, 2025Turin
I think that overall Turin is a safe city but the people in every city are the problem. I don't want to go out alone at night in Turin anyway. Expecially if you go maybe in Friday or Saturday night alone or with your friends in a place where there are "strange" person
Posted: March 27, 2025
Grace
Rome
As long as you walk around confidently and don’t make too much attention toward yourself then you will be fine but always keep an eye out for your belongings or on anyone you think is suspicious. Definitely walk with someone at night if you are unfamiliar with the area
Posted: March 27, 2025Perugia
Perugia is a safe city also during night, but to prevent bad or uncomfortable situations I do not recommend walking alone at night. However it’s a vibrant city during the weekend due to the multiple students that are living in it.
Posted: March 27, 2025Mariano del Friuli
It’s a really really small town. No more than 2000 citizens ( i believe around 1200). Most of the citizens are either old people or family. So i feel safe. Walking around at night feels ok ( as a woman i feel like i’ll never feel 100% safe), if you are walking the main road, if you take secondary streets it may be a little more scarier especially cause we have a lot of fields that runs around our town. That being said i feel like Mariano it’s a safe town especially if we consider other towns/ cities here in Friuli which are a more dangerous.
Posted: March 26, 2025Genoa
Center of the city and the port parts are dangerous after 9pm i did not see anything by my eyes but addictives are prefer to sleep there at night that is why you feel scared for many things but the rest of the city is call and looks safe
Posted: March 25, 2025
Sara
Trieste
Trieste is having bad episodes recently, like all cities you have to keep your eyes open when walking at night, but during the day I have never had problems, and I have always felt safe, you can meet a particular person with ailments, because we have centers, but they are harmless I still call it a safe city
Posted: March 25, 2025
Asya
Trento
I live in Trento about 5 months. It’s a quiet and peaceful city. One day I left my laptop on the cafe table during a very busy time of the morning. I found out that my laptop is missing only 1 hour later and came back to the cafe. Guess what, my laptop was still on the same table. When traveling I used to arrive in Trenton late night or early mornings after flights and never had any problems walking on the streets at late night or using transportation here.
Posted: March 23, 2025Viadana
There have been a lot of cases of thieves in homes, two murders in the last 30 years, mafia recycling money, there have been moderate cases of sexual harassments in particular the most by other ethnical groups that moved here, there are people selling drugs. In general being aware of what you have around when it's dark and avoiding empty dark streets it's ok.
Posted: March 23, 2025Riccione
Riccione varies a lot from cooler months to summer. Outside of holiday periods I feel safer, there's fewer people around, mostly locals and the city is quiet. Around summer and the Christmas/New year holidays the city is bustling and loud, therefore I feel like the crime rate heightens. I felt the most worried around the train station.
Posted: March 23, 2025Is Italy worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 452 experiences from female travelers
Rome, Group travel
Is it safe? Yes, but watch out for pickpockets in crowded areas, scams (like “free” bracelets), and be cautious at night, especially around Termini Station. Things to do •Colosseum & Roman Forum – Ancient history must-see. •Vatican City – St. Peter’s, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums. •Trevi Fountain – Toss a coin for good luck. •Pantheon – Iconic Roman temple. •Piazza Navona – Lively square with fountains. •Trastevere – Charming streets & nightlife. •Villa Borghese – Beautiful park & gallery.
Posted: March 26, 2025
Lorena
Germany
Trento, Solo travel
Trento is a cute town, I spent a week here in Spring through Erasmus and had a lovely time. There are great museums and archaeological sites, a castle and parks. After meeting some international friends we did a day trip to lago di garda and another to Verona.
Posted: March 24, 2025Meet locals in Italy
Veronica
About Me
Hi, I'm Vevve! I'm a 23yo open-minded girl from Italy (Piemonte) and a nerd who likes anime and all sort of fandom stuff (books, TV series, animated shows, ao3 fanfictions, and so on). I love writing, growing plants, taking care of animals, staying at home to draw and getting lost in my own world, travelling, learning languages and eat sweet things! I would love to make safe friends and hopefully travel the world through mutual exchanges!
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Marta
About Me
Hi! I'm Marta and I'm 21 yo. I love travelling and making new friends. I'll always be down to show you around the city I study in, Bologna. I live here with 3 other male students (they're adorable don't worry) in a double room, it's not a luxury hotel I'll admit but the room is big and there is place for anyone who needs a place to sleep for one night or some more :). I'm actually from Rome so if you need advices I can give you some, if you catch me there i'll be happy to give you a tour. ☀️💕
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