Is Romania Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Romania
Safety rating
Women living in Romania consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.2 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Romania consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 1.9 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 8.5% percentage of women in Romania 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 184 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.2/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.7/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.3/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.9/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.6/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.6/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.8/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is Romania?
Andreea
Bucharest
Bucharest is a large city, hence areas differ greatly from one another - some are safe while others are less so. Gara de Nord is shady, though it's also a wide open space so dangers are visible, if any. Areas like Ferentari, Rahova and Pantelimon are perceived as dangerous because they're very poor neighbourhoods, but according to police statistics, they are not as bad as they seem. Still, I wouldn't advice walking around these areas at night, as a tourist.
Posted: August 4, 2025Timisoara
I’ve lived here my whole life, and I’ve never been harassed or assaulted on the street or in public spaces. In general, people are decent and mind their own business. Like any city, it has its flaws, but overall, it feels safe, especially during the day and in central areas. As a local, I’ve always felt comfortable walking around, even alone and at night.
Posted: August 3, 2025
Alexandra
Bucharest
Hi Bucharest can be a safe place, but there is also some neighborhoods you must avoid (like Ferentari, Salajan, Jilava), but in rest is a nice place with many activities (like boardgames, bowling, escaperoom ans so on) and many good reataurants (with different price range).
Posted: July 19, 2025
Emina
Iasi
So, I've never experienced assault or anything like that in my life when walking on the streets, but I've heard of extremely many cases of robbery. Also, it's not so safe to walk at night as a woman. There are many shady drunk or high dudes out there.
Posted: July 15, 2025Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca is in my opinion a safe place. The public transport works good, there are not a lot of robberies here. At night people need to be careful, especially around the train station( there can be dangerous people) , but other than that, i would recommend staying here.
Posted: July 11, 2025Romania
Just take a friend when you order a taxi because it can happen to get lost because of the driver and have a terrible experience, it's a small possibility but it can happen. Also there are some unsafe places where I have never been and I recomand not to go, search more on the internet
Posted: July 6, 2025Is Romania worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 56 experiences from female travelers
Ahsen
Turkey
Oradea, Solo travel
The experience was quite nice. You can sightsee here a lot because the City is small. Also you can use the tramway to go everywhere. Bailey Felix, Bear Cave, Piata Uniri are the famous places to see.
Posted: August 6, 2025
Albariña
Spain
Brasov, Solo travel
Little city, very nice to walk around. I stayed in a hostel and met a lot of people, Many of them romanians. I stayed a week. Very nice nightlife, i felt super-safe and meet a lot of friendly people. I felt at home.
Posted: June 16, 2025Experienced: May, 2014Safety in Romania
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