Is Funchal Safe for Women? Crime Rates in Funchal
Safety rating
Women living in Funchal consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.2 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Funchal consider the crime rate to be very low, with an overall crime rating of 1 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 2.5% percentage of women in Portugal 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
Safety rating: | 4.2/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | N/A | Not enough data |
Safety using public transport: | N/A | Not enough data |
Crime rate: | 1/5 | Very Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | N/A | Not enough data |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | N/A | Not enough data |
Worries of being physically attacked: | N/A | Not enough data |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | N/A | Not enough data |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | N/A | Not enough data |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | N/A | Not enough data |
Is Funchal safe for women?
Joy
My experience as a young lady in Funchal is really relaxed. I feel comfortable wearing any kind of clothing - be it baggy and chunky or skinny and revealing. The weather is always nice and people are always chill :) At nighttime I observe myself getting slightly more cautious, especially when I'm walking through more remote and darker streets. But I basically always know that nothing is actually going to happen and that I'm safe.
Posted: June 10, 2024
Dory
Funchal is incredibly safe, there is almost no crime anywhere in Madeira island. The locals are kind and friendly and tourists are usually well behaved. I never had any issues walking home late at night.
Posted: March 18, 2024Is Funchal worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 3 experiences from female travelers
Malena
Finland
Solo travel
Funchal and Madeira in general were amazing! I live hiking, so Madeiras mountains were perfect for that! Funchal is a cute city that you can explore in a day and it also offers a lit of cute cafés and restaurants to try out. While I was there in June, there were celebrations happening in the city and the mood was just awesome! I would go back to Madeira immediately if I get the chance.
Posted: July 9, 2024Experienced: May, 2023Solo travel
Super safe place with nice and helpful people. You can walk around at any time of the day. Also, taxi drivers are super polite and there no issues at all. Also driving with a rental car was awesome and easy, if you are used to these kind of windy roads.
Posted: April 27, 2024Experienced: December, 2023Meet locals in Funchal
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