Is South Korea Safe for Women?
Safety rating
Women living in South Korea consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.4 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in South Korea consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 1.6 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 41.1% percentage of women in South Korea 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 45 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.4/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 4.2/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.7/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.6/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.8/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.6/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.2/5 | 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: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is South Korea?
Seoul
Lots of 24/7 convenient store, and restaurants or bars. People are all walking around peacefully 24/7. No stealing in the public. Very bright even though it’s the dark night. Police report worths when you have any trouble.
Posted: August 26, 2025Seoul
Walking in dark street alone is fine but still need to think how I wear or how MEN see me. If you expose your skin quite lot, old people and men might stare you. Still I haven’t experienced physical sexual harassment since I became 20, always nervous about passing crowded street.
Posted: August 25, 2025Gwangju
Safe as long as you act like normal people! I usually do jogging in the middle of the night. SO...Just don't over drink and keep yourself conscious. Guest that will do! Hope you have wonderful time in Gwangju 🤍
Posted: August 21, 2025
Hyein
Seoul
SEOUL is very safe place to enjoy night time. But beware of some of the drunk old people! Some of them might make you feel threatened by their attitude toward foreigners. There are no pickpockets and robbery, free to go out without any phone straps. People may stare at you if you are not in a popular tourist site just because you are a foreigner, but don’t be afraid! They mostly try their best to help if you reach out.
Posted: August 13, 2025Seoul
Seoul is pretty safe as known. People here is kind and you can even go out at 1 in the morning just to walk around. Also the night life is pretty safe here. People tend to speak pretty good english too.
Posted: August 10, 2025Is South Korea worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 64 experiences from female travelers
Swann
France
South Korea, Group travel
I stayed in Korea for a 6 weeks research program in a korean university in Pohang (POSTECH). I had a lot of free time to discover the country and I participated to différent cultural activities offered by the program. I found Korea super safe, even alone at night ! I can recommand you to try a templestay in a bouddhist temple (I did it at Golgulsa temple for two days), it is a really immersive experience. There are also a lot of good hikes in the country, especially in Seoraksan national Park (I recommand you the Ulsanbawi rocks hike, which is really hard because there are also lot of stairs but I swear it is totally worth it !)
Posted: August 17, 2025Safety in South Korea
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