Women living in Playa del Carmen consider the safety level to be moderate, with an overall safety rating of 2.9 out of 5.
Women living in Playa del Carmen consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 1.8 out of 5.
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.
Based on 3 experiences
Safety rating: | 2.9/5 | Moderate |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.3/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 2.6/5 | Moderate |
Crime rate: | 1.8/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Its nice! The main square is super touristy and safe, you will get drugs offer at the bars and nightclubs, even at the streets. You can walk by the 5th street freely but if you walk a few blocks away from the main area or if you are around the beach very late you might get robbed.
Posted: October 4, 2024Catherine
It really depends on the zone that you are in. It is so important to get to know that downtown, generally speaking fifth Avenue and 10th St. area is pretty safe. A lot of foreigners living there, very well lit. Most Mexicans here speak English and most are helpful. Just don’t venture out of the city center to places you do not know by yourself at night, other than that you should be fine! 
Posted: July 31, 2024Penelope
I’ve been living in Playa Del Carmen as a single woman for the last 2 1/2 years and I feel safe here in the center area. I’ve never had any problems and there is a lot of police who patrol around. People are very friendly and respectful
Posted: June 13, 2024based on 9 experiences from female travelers
Playa del Carmen is beautiful but do not go in August it’s extremely hot and the beaches smell bad. I got a heat rash and burned my skin tremendously so I would say definitely visits just not in August
Posted: November 1, 2024Monica
United States
I loved PDC and will be returning September 2024. I stayed at the reef 28 and I can't express how great they were! It's an adult's only AI and it's surprisingly inexpensive. It was a 5-minute walk to the beach, one block away from 5th avenue, I didn't feel unsafe walking around at night, lots of music and nightlife. Make sure to check out Xcaret! It's an Eco Park, we were able to float throughout an underground river, saw multiple animal, swam with dolphins, relaxed on the beach, watched native performances, I 100% plan to go back again! I was there for 5 days, not including flight and hotel, I spent about $700 (almost $200 of it was the price of swimming with the dolphins, which I highly suggest, it was a very spiritual experience)
Posted: June 30, 2024Experienced: September, 2023Penelope
Art, nature and adventure lover,epicurean, artist and designer, spiritually inclined NLP student. Healthy lifestyle. Student of life forever! Canadian living in Mexico!
Marygel
Hi! My name is Maria but all my friends call me Marygel :) I'm from Oaxaca, Mexico and I'm starting the traveling journey. I loooooove dogs and pets in general. Love to learn things and share what I know.