Women living in Riga consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.1 out of 5.
Women living in Riga consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 1.8 out of 5.
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.
Based on 35 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.1/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.5/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.3/5 | 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: | 1.6/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.5/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
Riga is generally pretty safe. Just keep an eye on your surroundings and use the same common sense you would in any other city. It's safe to walk outside at midnight as well. Personally, I haven’t had any bad experiences here. You might come across some drunk people, but just avoid them.
Posted: May 16, 2025Paulina
It's a clean and safe city. While on my city break I didn't feel worried at all. People were friendly and polite. Public transport was sometimes crowded—as expected—but everyone was minding their own business. The city is friendly for tourists with children.
Posted: May 16, 2025Leyla
As long as you stay away from drunk or homeless people, avoid contact with them or give short answers and go away fast, you are okay. Also, I'd suggest not accepting party invitations late in the evening/night around the city center, you might get scammed.
Posted: May 4, 2025Alise
In general, safe - latvians are, overal, peaceful, quiet, and respectful. More care is needed in dark hours, but the city centre/old town will still be fine :) if you're staying in the outer parts of riga, safer to take a taxi at night than walk. Daytime is ok anywhere.
Posted: April 28, 2025Riga is generally peaceful, although some drunk people can be scary, they usually stick to themselves. As is typical everywhere, you might get catcalled, but I haven't heard of physical altercations happening in the area.
Posted: April 28, 2025based on 33 experiences from female travelers
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, 2022Emīlija
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 ;)
Aziza
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!