Is Malaga Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Malaga

I’ve been living in Malaga for less than a year. So far, I’ve never had a bad experience regarding safety. During the day it’s a very lively city and I feel completely safe. During the night, it becomes more desolate, naturally. About robbery, again, I never experienced it, but I was warned to be careful about my belongings by local people.

Malaga is one of the safest city in Spain because it is mostly full of students. Even though it is an erasmus city, there are a lot of homeless people. Actually for 1 week I had a problem with homeless people because they were in front of my door and they were sleeping or stealing things from the apartment. Besides that, I bet you will love Malaga. But please be careful about your bags!

I live here for 1 year but I feel that Málaga is a very safe city. Actually I'm living in Torremolinos, near Malaga and here even more peaceful. I'm from Hungary and comparison, in Spain I feel myself even more safe than there. 😊

Málaga is an safe city, people always want to help you and make you feel you are in home, if you go to the center city in the nights there it's different because people get party and maybe drunk.. but always have many policies open to help you if you need

Its super safe and the people are very nice and chilled. You do not need worry here.of course normal common sense. Dont leave your purse lying sowwhere around but usually its safe. I swimat the beach every day and leave my bag. Never had a problem

Malaga is really really safe, I would just recommend to Watch your cup at clubs, specially bubbles, at they tend to spike your drink, but even after that, I’ve never heard of anything bad happening after

Except for very specific neighbourhoods, Málaga is quite safe regarding women's security. Some guys might say things about your appearance if you're an attractive woman, but that's part of the "toxic masculinity culture", nothing to worry about. Robbery, instead, happens frequently if you forget things at the beach or don't watch out for long periods your belongings. Hope this info helps! 🥰

Couple travel

We felt very safe in Malaga! We booked a flat with bookings, which was huge, cheap and in a central position, everything was in a walking distance. We enjoyed a lot sitting outside in the bars drinking beers and enjoying the sun! And there was the beach super closed, it was a very nice experience and the weather was amazing 🌞

Group travel

I studied abroad for a summer in Málaga and loved my experience! I felt very safe walking alone and meeting new people. The people I met were extremely friendly and basically everyone spoke English to some extent. Most of the time in the touristic areas they can spot if you’re American and will talk to you in English off the bat. Although, if you want to practice your Spanish, they will usually love to converse with you that way too! I recommend getting a bit off the beaten path for beaches. La Malagueta is a fun beach but it is very crowded and not as beautiful. I recommend the small fisherman neighborhood of El Palo for their more local beach! My favorite quiet place to sit and Watch have a coffee in the centro was La Tetería. For a day trip, the beaches in Nerja are crystal clear and so beautiful.