Is Romania Safe for Women?
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 196 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.2/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.8/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.4/5 | 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: | 1.7/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is Romania?
Andra
Craiova
I've lived my whole life in Craiova and nothing bad has ever happened to me, I've walked through the city at midnight and even later and I can say that my worries are just the product of my anxiety and not of any bad experiences. The city centre feels the safest as it is always illuminated but you should avoid certain areas of the city especially at night. Just be careful with the public transport, the lust bus is around 21:30-22:00 and the trams run until midnight i think but every half an hour to an hour when it gets late.
Posted: September 11, 2025Bucharest
Bucharest is a safe city, if you take basic measures, of course. Avoid interacting with beggars and suspicious persons and you will be fine. Walking alone at night it's not recommended anywhere, but still, I never felt on danger when I did it in Bucharest.
Posted: September 10, 2025Bucharest
Bucharest is an amazing city with friendly people and great public transportation. It feels really nice and safe to walk even late at night. Most people here speak are perfect English. They are very helpful and locals are generous and very welcoming.
Posted: September 6, 2025
Gianina
Oradea
Oradea is quite a safe city for women, but there have been enough cases of femicide or assaults against women in Romania. It has happened to me a few times to be followed and to witness disturbing situations. In general, it’s an okay city, but I recommend that at night any woman should be accompanied or avoid walking through very dark and deserted areas.
Posted: September 4, 2025Bucharest
The city is pretty safe and you can travel as solo female traveler, but as for all cities, you have to be careful after dark with your belongings or on some streets that have no public lights in general.
Posted: August 28, 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, 2025Safety in Romania
Bucharest
Sibiu
Brasov
Constanta
Cluj-Napoca
Oradea
Iasi
Bacau
Suceava
Piatra Neamt
Bistrita
Targu Mures
Baia Mare
Satu Mare
Sighisoara
Alba Iulia
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