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 3.9 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 37 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.9/5 | 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: | 1.7/5 | 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?
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, 2025
Seda
Rēzekne
Rezekne feels like a very safe city. It's the best thing about small cities 😄 Sometimes we even forget to lock our house door. I have never yet witnessed any crime happening in this city ( or in all of Latvia, really).
Posted: March 5, 2025
Narmin
Valmiera
I've stayed here for 3 months. This city is pretty quiet and located in 100 km far from Riga - the capital city. The most of population is older people. Maybe that's why here is so quiet like this. So, that's all.
Posted: March 3, 2025Old Riga
Riga Old Town is a charming place to live, especially the “Embassy District”. Overall, I have very little complaints about living here. There’s the occasional homeless person but I don’t see them nearly as much as when living in London
Posted: February 27, 2025Riga
It's pretty safe in Imanta, yet other suburbs like Ķengarangs may be scary at night or during rush hours. Zolitūde as a suburb is too quiet, so I wouldn't recommend it for tourism. If you are visiting Riga, the best place to stay is the city centre or Old town. The other option would be somewhere near that area.
Posted: February 26, 2025Riga
As in every country there is criminals, but it’s much more peaceful then in bigger countries. At night streets are calm and empty, only old town is crowded on weekends mostly. Not bad place to live in
Posted: February 15, 2025Riga
Riga is super safe there is a lot of CCTV in comparison to Germany! There are a lot of streetlights and people are super friendly in most areas and super honest. I lost important things a few times and always got them back.
Posted: February 7, 2025Tukums
Its alright. I dont use public transport in my hometown. From city to city its alright. Have nothing to worry about. In Rīga taking a public transport sometimes you can get the creeps because of the indians looking at you like a piece of meat.
Posted: January 31, 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
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