Is Dunedin Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Dunedin
Safety rating
Women living in Dunedin consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 3.9 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Dunedin consider the crime rate to be very low, with an overall crime rating of 1 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 2.9% percentage of women in New Zealand 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 3 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.9/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.7/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.2/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 1/5 | Very Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Is Dunedin safe for women?
Dunedin has felt quite safe, except for the occasional drunk and rowdy students. However, compared to other places I have been, they are much tamer. This can be a problem only very late into the night or early in the morning. In general, very safe and the people are quite helpful as well.
Posted: July 30, 2024
Megan
Dunedin is a safe, and friendly city. You can go out and night and be safe. If your concerned about not feeling safe then make sure you have your emergency number on hand (however I’ve never had to use this before)
Posted: July 21, 2024
Amelia
A student city, dunedin (particularly North D) is very safe. It is very walkable and I don’t own a car. I feel perfectly safe on public transport and i’ve never been interrupted when walking around at night (except for the odd drunk bunch of students on a saturday night). Overall, incredibly safe city - ifeel safer here than in other nz cities such and akl or chc
Posted: June 5, 2024Meet locals in Dunedin
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Kia Ora, I’m Amelia! Originally from Taupō, I moved to Dunedin last year to study environmental management and marine science. I am, as you can probably guess, passionate about the environment and love spending time outdoors; I enjoy skiing, mtb and hiking.
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