Is Haarlem Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Haarlem

It’s a cool and vibrant city. You’ll be surrounded by people during night or day. Most people are stuck in their individual mindset, but if you ask for help (like directions) they will help you. Actual thread is like 0 compared to the rest of the world.

Haarlem is a lovely city where i have never experiened any nasty attack. I am born and raised here and live here my whole live. People are friendly, helpfull and open. I am never worried about anything that will harm me. Also because i am not a scared person..

I find Haarlem to be a safe place. People look out for eachother. When clubbing, I have never felt unsafe to a point that I wouldn't go back home alone. If something happens everyone is open to help.

Haarlem is completely safe. For me personally, as a young woman under 20, I have never felt unsafe in Haarlem. I walk home on a regular basis from the station to my house (a 15-minute walk) after dark and I have never felt uncomfortable or unsafe. It could be 3am or 3pm and I'd be safe :)

I've been living in Haarlem for 8 months and so far it's been absolutely alright. I only made an experience once where I went home after clubbing and had a man pull over in his car. I told him to leave me be and he just wouldn't. He ended up following me and pulling his car over, getting out to talk to me. I told him to get back in his car and how unsafe I feel, which he understood (I think?) as I raised my voice (I had swapped road sides and was literally ready to throw hands) so he left and I ran home (I was 5 minutes away)

Solo travel

Stayed at I am Local Hostel.. Super beautiful accommodations, made friends with Co-ed dormmates.. we went to see Barbie in the refurbished Panopticon former prison! Solo day: rented bike from hostel and rode through the National Park dunes to the beach-absolute bliss and the water temperature was incredible! Woodstock on the beach is an amazing place to hang out and the wildlife is incredible!

Solo travel

I want to give a shout out to Haarlem, Netherlands. For someone who has seen Amsterdam but gets tired of the hustle of the big city, nearby Haarlem can’t be beat. My son relocated there two years ago and I’ve had the opportunity to visit 4 times already. It’s a mini Amsterdam but much more laid back. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a tourist shop there. It’s safe, easy to get to from Schiphol (the #300 bus has its own road!). It’s beautiful. Safe, and very walkable. I just got back home less than 2 weeks ago and looking forward to another visit in 3 months. They’ve got a “Centrum” that is chock full of restaurants with outdoor dining. An amazing place to people watch in all seasons as the patios are heated and they supply blankets. I can’t say enough about Haarlem,