Is Porto Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Porto

My experience is as a portuguese woman, so I have a level of confidence and comfort that doesn't allow me to see with eyes of someone who's never been here. Portugal is overall safe. As a woman, what bothers me the most are the interactions with men - but it's usually just staring, or once in a while some annoying comment. However, I wouldn't walk alone through lonely areas of the city at night. There's a high amount of homeless people and usually it's not a problem, except every once in a while when they ask for money, we say no, and they react poorly. Nonetheless, overall I feel safe, people are very nice and caring and will help you if you need!

It’s a safe city if you stay in the center, but of course, it depends on the area. I live right in the center, so I’ve always felt safe walking around at night. However, I would recommend that solo travelers stay around people at night

Porto is a very safe town. It just has become more touristic and we need to be aware of pickpocketers. Other than that it is very safe. You just need to be careful with your personal belongings in the areas where you have crowds. But I feel safe walking on my own.

I've been coming here for a couple years and been living here for over a year and honestly, overall it's pretty chill. It's important to know what areas you should avoid, plus if it's dark, extra careful is always good. But I don't feel endangered or anything like that.

Really safe to walk around alone at night, go to parties and with short clothes. Sometimes the homeless people can ask you for money but it’s not dangerous at all I really love this city Enjoy it!!

I always felt super safe but lately I have been told some robberies so I’m starting to feel a bit insecure, but for travelers I think is still one of the most safe cities in Europe. I would just be eye open when it comes to public transports such as metro or electric

Overall Portugal is a very safe country, and people are friendly, there are of course areas less pleasant, mainly in big cities, but I would say it’s fairly safe. Walking anywhere or using public transportation is fine.

Portugal is very well known for being a safe country! Even in the big cities, Porto and Lisbon, you feel safe. Of course there *is* crime, but it's very safe overall. It's much smaller than some of the other european cities, so that probably helps too.

Porto's crime rate has been declining in the past years, and police do a good enough job patrolling. There are a few places that should still be avoided, but nothing much. Streets are hardly ever empty but in a good way, as people keep an eye out for each other

I think during the day anything goes. However at night I would try to tone it down aka don’t have flashy name brand things and try to blend in as much as possible. Men are the problem as they are anywhere.

Group travel

We went to Porto for a day trip. It is about 3 hours away from Bragança by flixbus. We used the metro as public transportation. I found the metro ticket a bit expensive. The atmosphere was very nice. You can see street musicians in some places and they are really good. There were a lot of tourists. This makes the place more fun.

Solo travel

Just strolling around the city was amazing. Especially the sunset spot where breathtaking event though it was kind of crowded. I booked the cheapest hostel due to my tight budget, which was absolutely fine and right in the city center. I really recommend using public transport to get anywhere.