Is Kenya Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Kenya
Safety rating
Women living in Kenya consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 3.8 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Kenya consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 1.9 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 50.4% percentage of women in Kenya 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 25 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.8/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.1/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 3.8/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.9/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.8/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.8/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.7/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.7/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 2/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.7/5 | A bit worried |
How safe is Kenya?
Nairobi
Nairobi is generally safe except for the downtown areas sometimes which I presume is always thing in most cities. Always keep your phone safe while traversing areas with so many people as thieves are also alert
Posted: February 5, 2025Nairobi
Nairobi is very safe, and we welcome tourists with love and show them around kenya and awesome places. You will get to have a very nice experience and learn our culture. You get to try different foods.
Posted: February 1, 2025
Marianne
Langata
Langata is a 97% safe as there are many security stand points, including the Police station within walking distance to the residential area. There are local joints that are classy and within walking distance to the house.
Posted: January 15, 2025Marianne
Nairobi
The area I reside rests between heavy national security, the national barracks, Chief Post, Police station, and National Park within walking distance The safety is top notch, and the area is generally safe.
Posted: January 15, 2025Kenya
Kenya is generally safe for residents and tourists when taking appropriate precautions, though safety conditions vary significantly by region. Popular safari destinations generally have good security infrastructure.
Posted: January 13, 2025Eldoret
For the time I've lived here, I have not experienced any safety issues. People are friendly to women and are ready to help. I've heard of stories of unsafe areas just never been there. Overall eldoret is a safe place
Posted: January 11, 2025
Martha
Nairobi
Nairobi is safe for residents and travellers. I advise visitors to take precautions as they would in any big city. *Avoid walking in dark alleys at night. *Ubers are available any time of day/ night. *Always let someone, friends and hotel reception when going somewhere
Posted: January 5, 2025Kenya
Kenya is q safe country. You don't have to worry a lot about your safety but right now there are increasing cases of abduction but you also don't have to worry about that if you just watch blindly as the president ruins our precious country
Posted: January 5, 2025Nairobi
Depends what time and where you are to measure how safe you are and who you are with It's not a guarantee you will always be safe and it doesn't mean one should leave in fear . Don't walk in dark alleys, if you take a cub share your location with a friend or stay on call the whole time Walk with your phone hidden and not in your pockets When walking in cbd clench on your bag very tight and ensures its infornt of you not at the back someone can cut it open
Posted: January 4, 2025Nairobi County
Depends where you are, with who and the time.Avoid dark alleys, when using cabs call a friend and share your location just incase don't walk past 9 pm and before 6 am while walking in cbd ensure you clench on your bag very tight and your phone is no where it can be easily seen other than that be careful who you mingle with most people are scammers
Posted: January 4, 2025Is Kenya worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 18 experiences from female travelers
María
Spain
Turkana County, Solo travel
I stay there 5 months This region of Kenya is not for tourists, it doesn't have fancy restaurants or hotels. It's a semidesert with only local people, with local food (goat, rice and some greens). But they have an incredible culture. I went there for a volunteer like a nurse and I fell in love with the place, the people, the dancing and everything. It's not easy to live there. It's a very poor place, there is not much water and they have a tribe conflict there, so depending on how is the conflict, is not a very secure place. Even if you are solo traveling, don't go alone, alone, contact someone there.
Posted: January 9, 2025Experienced: December, 2023Nairobi, Solo travel
I felt very safe in Nairobi, unlike what people say. I could go out by myself, and it was easy to get around using Bolt. I visited the giraffe nursery, which was a nice experience, and you can get very close to the giraffes while feeding them.
Posted: December 31, 2024Meet locals in Kenya
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