Is Latvia Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Latvia
Safety rating
Women living in Latvia consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Latvia consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 1.8 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 1.9% percentage of women in Latvia 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 44 experiences
Safety rating: | 4/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.5/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.2/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.8/5 | 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: | 1.5/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.2/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.5/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.2/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is Latvia?
Riga
i would say overall it is safe and i do not feel attacked but sometimes, as it is in most countries, i do feel unsafe and uncomfortable but nothing bad has ever happened to me it just more in my head as i am a cautious person
Posted: April 24, 2025
Alexa
Riga
Pretty safe, would recommend walking alone after dark though especially near central market and origo. Old town is pretty safe after dark! The most dangerous neighbourhood is Kengarags so i wouldn’t recommend visiting it when it dark. Overall Riga is pretty safe, I added warnings just for girls to be safe:)
Posted: April 23, 2025
MariaaK
Rēzeknes novads
In Rēzeknes novads people are welcoming, warm and in mostly cases respect travellers. Though there may be difficulties with older generations, who feel dissatisfaction with their life, they sometimes can be asking questions like "what do you forget here?", "what are you searching for?". But overall its calm and safe.
Posted: April 18, 2025
Santa
Riga
Mostly Riga is a safe place. There is Old Riga, where always are a lot of people walking. Big neighborhoods are also fulfilled with people, however there are also some neighborhoods that just are too criminal.
Posted: April 13, 2025Riga
Rīga despite being wonderful and beautiful in the middle, hides quite a nasty look after the shiny buildings end. The post Soviet houses and quite a lot abandoned houses and homeless people gives quite a scare. I the day, it's not too bad, but in the evening it gets a bit scary. Be aware of 15th troley, that's usually the smelliest, nastiest and well, the worst one to take.
Posted: April 9, 2025
Aziza
Riga
Its is quite calm and peaceful, so as long as you avoid certain routes and regions after dark, the chances of getting hurt, robbed or raped are low. But generally, since I moved here 6 months ago, nothing dangerous happened to me nor my friends. The only precautions you should take is to avoid Origo and Kengarags after midnight.
Posted: April 8, 2025
Zehra
Riga
Riga is as safe as any other country in Europe, I would say don't think about it when coming. Riga and its people are a bit cold but it's okay, everyone is ready to help. Come to Riga and don’t regret
Posted: April 6, 2025
Emilija
Riga
It’s hard for me to comment because i don’t spend a lot of time outside in the evening. During the day it’s safe and there may be some people coming up to you (homeless/ drunk people) but they don’t bother you for long and in my case it has never been violent.
Posted: March 31, 2025
Emīlija
Riga
I would say it’s one of the safest city’s I have been to and living here for 4 years haven’t experienced anything unsafe or something I should worry about. As a girl I would say I feel confident and safe in my city
Posted: March 14, 2025
Samanta
Latvia
I would say it is pretty safe, especially old town Riga, but train station Origo is kinda dangerous. Other cities are also safe, nobody really cares about you, everyone just doing their own things, but in other cities people would be surprised to see tourists and they probably wouldn’t know English.
Posted: March 10, 2025Is Latvia worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 37 experiences from female travelers
Riga, Solo travel
While in Riga I stayed in the Blue Bird Hostel in the old city. The city felt pretty safe to walk around, although I didn't stay out very late. I really recommend the Art Nouveau neighborhood. I'm not aware of any museums since I had no time to visit one but simply walking around is very pleasant
Posted: March 16, 2025Experienced: April, 2022
Melis
Turkey
Latvia, Solo travel
I went Latvia for Erasmus and it was the best thing I’ve ever experienced. I’ve never felt safe and peaceful anywhere. You can enjoy the clubs and even after 4 am you can walk to your place ALONE. I’ve done that many times and it’s really safe. The people are really friendly and open to new experiences. I was never bored. The only thing is in the winter it’s always snowing so if you don’t like I wouldn’t recommend but other than that everything was good
Posted: February 21, 2025Meet locals in Latvia
Emīlija
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I am a really active girl in creative world, love to be in projects, different creative work fields. I love traveling and my first language is communication ;)
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Aziza
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Hii💗 I am doing my masters in Riga, Latvia and working in an iGaming entertainment industry (casino🎀). I am into dancing and singing, and I take very good IG post worthy pictures🤭 I am open to meet up and have fun, since I have not been to many places in Riga yet!
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