Women living in Amsterdam consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.2 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 89 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.2/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.9/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.5/5 | 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 |
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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, 2025Quite 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, 2025Tuba
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 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, 2025Jyoti
Amsterdam is super safe, just practice normal caution that we do whenever going on a trip. Most people speak english so its easy to find help. Biljmer area is said to ve not too great - so I would recommend staying within A10 ring and in areas like West, Jordaan, Oost etc - closer ti central but not in centre
Posted: June 20, 2025Alexis
Amsterdam feels very safe! Obviously you still should keep an eye out and be careful of your surroundings, but most people seem to just keep to themselves and let you do your own thing. Lots of busy crowds everywhere so it would be easy to ask for help if needed
Posted: June 19, 2025based on 114 experiences from female travelers
I've been there when I was just a little girl, but what I remember more than everything else is the molin village. That was insane, so beautiful, and it was like a fantasy village . Amsterdam is pretty safe and u can enjoy the city so much with your family but I wanna come back there with my friends
Posted: July 19, 2025We 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, 2025