Is South Korea Safe for Women? Crime Rate in South Korea
Safety rating
Women living in South Korea consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.2 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in South Korea consider the crime rate to be very low, with an overall crime rating of 1.4 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 25 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.2/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 4.1/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.6/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.4/5 | Very Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.7/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.1/5 | 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: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is South Korea?
South Korea
I often see high level crimes in news but I don't feel unsafe that much in everyday life, even at night. Plus, unless you're a sloppy person, it's unlikely that you'll lose something when you leave it behind.
Posted: February 13, 2025
Minjung
Seoul
It’s safe country here! You can put your luggage anywhere. No one steal your bag or your wallet. I think you should care when you in the club or bar.(sometimes, some strangers put the medicine in your cup) That’s all!
Posted: February 12, 2025Seoul
Seoul is one of the safest city in the world. I would be glad to tour you around here and share its culture with you. I have been living here for 3 years. So I have an pretty good idea around the city
Posted: February 9, 2025Seoul
It’s the safest country I’ve ever been to. I first cane here when I was 16 y.o by myself for a language program and I managed to stay for 2 months without any issues. That’s a big reason why I came back here for university.
Posted: February 1, 2025Seoul
Seoul is extremely safe for woman travelers, even solo. I go home in the middle of the night walking alone in every area of Seoul and never had any problem. You can meet some people wanting to practice their english so they will come up talk to you and my best advice is to ignore them as it can become weird. Never got stolen anything or encounter any big problem in 3 years there.
Posted: January 26, 2025Daegu
Daegu is a small city but have everything. Nice hiking spots, nice coffee shops and the city hall is full of nice shops, pubs and restaurants. It’s really safe, can walk at night without any problem and the transportation is easy to use.
Posted: January 12, 2025Seoul
I would say it is fairly okay just because there are lots of cameras, I would feel safe walking home at the evening. But everything can happen and you have to be careful anyways cause you never know.
Posted: January 6, 2025Bucheon
Very safe like all of South Korea. Coming from the US I often times forget that it’s possible to live somewhere and feel safe. Korea is a perfect example of that. I’m gonna be sad to have to unlearn and go back to being on high alert like I usually am in the states.
Posted: January 3, 2025Seoul
Seoul is a pretty safe city, probably one of the safest. There are few infamous areas, but not at all common to be unsafe. You would even feel safe laying in the streets in 2am if you stay in a more central area.
Posted: December 31, 2024Seoul
Overall very safe. However, there are different security issues depending on the region. The area I live in is near the university campus, where most of the students live, or most of the people live in family units, and there should be many families with children living nearby, so the safety factor is relatively high. But other areas, such as areas with a lot of foreigners, may be relatively less safe, and there may be many people who get drunk at night, but I don't go to those areas because I don't like them very much, and I don't know much. Overall, most of the area is very safe!
Posted: December 29, 2024Is South Korea worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 47 experiences from female travelers
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Germany
South Korea, Solo travel
It was my first solo trip out of Europe. I was a little nervous. I prepped well but did not over done it. - I have been first few days in Seoul, flew to Jeju Island and after coming back to Seoul took a bullet train to Busan. - before the trip I have only booked the Hotel for the first days in Seoul and the flight to jeju and back but apart of that I did the rest of bookings in Korea. - The costs in general are similar to Germany. - recommend following apps: agoda, narver maps, klook, - buy a moneycard on the airport (convenience store) for bus, trains and other stores. - I never felt more secure on my trip like in Korea. I even saw plp in the restaurant leaving their bags at the table and going to restroom or leaving the bags on the park‘s benches.
Posted: February 15, 2025
Marta
Poland
Seoul, Solo travel
Overall i felt safe. I wasnt harrased and noone was asking me weird questions. I wore fake engagement ring like during my other solo trips. I Walked alone in lat evening (around 11pm) and it was safe. I dont know how it is at night. I spent around 15-20 euro per day for food. I used visit seoul card and I can reccomend it only if you plan your trip right and use it a lot.
Posted: January 22, 2025Experienced: September, 2023Meet locals in South Korea
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