Is Sweden Safe for Women?
Safety rating
Women living in Sweden consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.4 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Sweden consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 2 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 13.1% percentage of women in Sweden 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 245 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.4/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 4.1/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.7/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 2/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.7/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.5/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.2/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is Sweden?
Ida
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is a rather safe city. It’s the second biggest in Sweden, but it’s know for its laidback down to earth vibe. Overall I feel very safe here. The Swedish way of being is very individualistic and I feel that’s the only downside to coming here in terms of feeling safe.
Posted: September 15, 2025Sigtuna
Sigtuna is a small town in Sweden. Overall is a pretty safe, quite and uneventful neighborhood, especially in the summer is quite common to see girls and women walking the dog around. It lacks of public lamppost, therefore in winter there could be dark spots in the streets, although I never actually felt unsafe, even in the pitch dark.
Posted: September 11, 2025Stockholm
Stockholm is truly a very safe country to both visit and live in. From the center to the suburbs. Its very rare that any kind of danger will occur. Its one of those places in the world that if im walking home alone in the middle of the night i dont even worry.
Posted: September 9, 2025Uppsala
Public transportation is really safe clean and no one talks loudly and in a way that disrespects the ither people. Of course almost never there are people that talk a bit louder than usual. But overall everyone mind their own business
Posted: September 7, 2025
Lova
Skåne County
Skåne is a lovely county with a lot of farming land, unfortunately the bigger cities tend (wouldn't say often but almost common) to attract a lot of people who don't know how to act around other people and that could lead to higher risk of feeling a little bit unsafe during darker hours.
Posted: September 1, 2025Is Sweden worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 73 experiences from female travelers
Sweden, Solo travel
I felt super safe during my stay in Sweden. Stockholm is beautiful, but I also enjoyed the other cities I visited. The whole country is very clean and quiet. I traveled with Workaway on a small budget and it was a great experience. I definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to discover Sweden in an authentic way
Posted: September 15, 2025Safety in Sweden
Stockholm
Gothenburg
Luleå
Kalmar
Malmo
Uppsala
Pitea
Skelleftea
Umea
Sundsvall
Ostersund
Visby
Västerås
Orebro
Kristinehamn
Karlstad
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