Women living in Amsterdam consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.3 out of 5.
Women living in Amsterdam consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 1.9 out of 5.
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.
Based on 93 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.3/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.9/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.5/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.9/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.7/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.4/5 | 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: | 1.6/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
You can walk at night, take public transportation without any problem. Go to parties at night or parks during the day. I always feel comfortable and safe, and I’ve never witnessed any crime or harassment. There are just many drug users, but they’ve never bothered me
Posted: September 15, 2025Charley
It’s pretty safe. Although man really like to talk to woman at night in specific quiet areas. Something to keep in mind when you’re going at home alone. Especially when walking. Take the bike, then this your less a willing object.
Posted: July 30, 2025Very safe, especially if you ride on bicycle during the night, not on a foot. People are friendly. It’s very different in the city center and in more living areas. But in general pretty safe. But if you are planning to take something (popular around tourists), better do it at home.
Posted: July 29, 2025Lilly
Amsterdam is probably one of the safest places ever in my experience. Better than Berlin for sure and any souther country. Everyone is super friendly here, the locals are quite nice and I feel very free and safe to walk around alone
Posted: July 21, 2025Santa
I am actually not staying in Amsterdam but have been visiting for many times. So far I didn’t experience any issues but maybe because I never stayed outside more than 10PM. Yet some of my friends got their belongings sloten from their backpack, so please pay attention of it. Also near red light district area, I rather to not walk at night because there are a lot of perverts.
Posted: July 16, 2025based on 117 experiences from female travelers
I traveled during King’s day, which js supposed to be a day for partying and super good vibes. However, I felt like people were extremely rude towards foreigners. They would call me names, stare down at me and the people I had befriended on my hostel. Genuinely, hated the whole experience. Left earlier than expected. It worries me that some nations are becoming very intolerant towards other cultures and visitors.
Posted: September 12, 2025