Is Amsterdam Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Amsterdam
Safety rating
Women living in Amsterdam consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.3 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Amsterdam consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 1.9 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 92 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 |
How safe is Amsterdam?
Charley
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, 2025
Lilly
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, 2025
Santa
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, 2025
Tuba
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, 2025Is Amsterdam worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 115 experiences from female travelers
Lena
Austria
Solo travel
I also went to Eindhoven, Utrecht, Zandvoort, Den Haag and Rotterdam. Rotterdam was THE greatest; absolutely highly recommended Love the dutchies, love the weather haha, love the vibes, love the country and landscape I felt all the time very well, very safe
Posted: July 29, 2025Family travel
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, 2025Safety in Netherlands
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