Is Netherlands Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Netherlands
Safety rating
Women living in Netherlands consider the safety level to be very high, with an overall safety rating of 4.5 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Netherlands consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 1.8 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 7.1% percentage of women in Netherlands 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 442 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.5/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 4.1/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.7/5 | Very 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: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is Netherlands?
Mijntje
Haarlem
Haarlem is a great place. There is museums, great shopping and plenty of great restaurants and bars. Especially in the center there is lots of great places to go. I let my 16 and 18 years old daughter go out in Haarlem, it is safe. Ofcoarse you still have pay attention.
Posted: July 14, 2025
Lucie
Eindhoven
By bike I feel extremely safe, but the centre especially stratum is not a great and safe place at night for girls. Overall, pretty solid though and don’t feel endangered many times. There are weird people, but in most cases they don’t do much
Posted: July 12, 2025Leiden
Leiden is a very alive city with lots of families and different ages which make me feel safe. The police is in de City centre and always around without a feeling of chasing bad guys, just having a lookout. During the day and most of the night, there are enough people out and about to feel safe on the streets
Posted: July 8, 2025Amsterdam
Quite safe!! It is very depending on the Neighbourhood though. I would recommend avoiding the west side and everything outside of the ‘ring’ (highway surrounding amsterdam) at night. Comparing to other big cities, i’d say it is quite safe here :)
Posted: July 6, 2025
Tuba
Amsterdam
I had a horrible experience someone tried to steal my bag in the middle of the day in a very crowded and cental district. I hold my bag tight and saved it after I shocked people stopped and thief ran away. It was a bad experience to have.
Posted: July 4, 2025Amsterdam
Amsterdam North is pretty safe but don’t step on cycling path Life night its really colorfuland that’s why everywhere is Polices so not much things to worrying about Couse of the selling some stuff is legal maybe dong go to public parks after Midnight and stay in the city
Posted: July 2, 2025Is Netherlands worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 163 experiences from female travelers
Amsterdam, Couple travel
We felt really safe in Amsterdam, we hadn’t had any problems with anyone or anything. We travelled by foot (made around 40k steps a day) and we think it was a very efficient way of exploring the city. It gives you the opportunity to truly feel the city and I would totally recommend it.
Posted: July 9, 2025Amsterdam, Family travel
With my sister in Ams🫶 A vibrant city, and we stayed in a really nice home (the stairs were WILD but it’s really how houses are built there). I strongly recommend visiting Ams and trying local food as much as possible (local markets have some really good stands)😋
Posted: June 25, 2025Safety in Netherlands
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
The Hague
Utrecht
Haarlem
Groningen
Maastricht
Roermond
Leiden
Dordrecht
Venlo
Hilversum
Leeuwarden
Enschede
Zwolle
Deventer
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