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 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 |
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, 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, 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, 2025based on 116 experiences from female travelers
i felt pretty safe overall during the day, never had any weird experiences. the only time i felt unsafe was of course in the evening while i was out and about with friends i met at the hostel. a lot of men were creepy, stared and said weird things. i found the city as a whole wonderful, i fell in love with amsterdam. the way the city is set up with the houses and canals feels so nice and i like that you can practically bike everywhere. there‘s a lot of diversity with cafés, restaurants (of different cultures), thrift shops, clubs, & activities !
Posted: August 18, 2025