Is Mexico Safe for Women?
Safety rating
Women living in Mexico consider the safety level to be moderate, with an overall safety rating of 3.4 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Mexico consider the crime rate to be moderate, with an overall crime rating of 2.8 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 31.8% percentage of women in Mexico 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 125 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.4/5 | Moderate |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 2.6/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 3.3/5 | Moderate |
Crime rate: | 2.8/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2.7/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 2.3/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 2.1/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.7/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 2.3/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 2/5 | A bit worried |
How safe is Mexico?
Mexico City
When saying in the expat neighborhood, I always feel safe, day and night. That being said, I do not venture out of these main neighborhoods at night. Leah’s have to be traveling smart of course, but in the two years I’ve lived here I’ve felt very secure so far.
Posted: August 23, 2025Mexico City
Mexico is not the safest place on earth. But if you are carefull it's okay. As a woman you can use public transport without fear thanks to the compartments reserved for women at the front of the transport. Also, you should not show too many signs of wealth.
Posted: August 20, 2025Mexico City
It is a huge city with many touristic spots, however, overcrowded places can be perfect spots for pickpockets, some places are very dangerous to visit even if they are sell as touristic attractions. Public transport is clean and safe but can be difficult to use so read well the maps! Harassment is pretty common in non touristic places.
Posted: August 18, 2025Mexico City
Mexico City it’s a huge city, there are many places where you probably be mostly safe, but at least from my experience, I would take a lot of precautions to travel there, especially as a female solo traveler. It’s common to be drugged by taking a drink at bars. Lately there have been an increasing amount of cases where people get injected some drug inside of the subway. I’m not saying you shouldn’t go, just be careful and trust your gut and take enough precautions. During the day in popular areas is pretty safe, just don’t try to go to dangerous neighborhoods by yourself. And keep an eye on your stuff, you don’t wanna be pickpocket
Posted: August 13, 2025Mexico City
It's a high crime rate city but it's also possible to walk around with no issue. There are specific neighborhoods to avoid, especially as a foreigner. You will most likely be approached by people wanting to sell something, or asking for money, but they're mostly harmless.
Posted: August 13, 2025Is Mexico worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 185 experiences from female travelers
Mérida, Solo travel
I personally loved Merida. It felt perfectly safe during the day and night. Merida, like all of the Yucatán peninsula, is very expensive. It's close to european prices. The city is very touristy and "americanized" with many international restaurants and shops but you can still find good local food. From there, I visited Chichen Itza with a tour, and there are many cool Cenotes you can check out. I definitely recommend you do that.
Posted: August 12, 2025Safety in Mexico
Mexico City
Cancún
Playa del Carmen
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Escondido
Mérida
Oaxaca City
Cabo San Lucas
Cuernavaca
Guadalajara
Monterrey
Hermosillo
Mexicali
Tijuana
Villahermosa
Tampico
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