Is Sweden Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Sweden
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 209 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?
Layla
Västerås
Västerås is a sage city in Sweden, it’s the fifth biggest city in Sweden, there’s some gun violence between young men in certain areas but I wouldn’t say it’s something that would affect anyone that’s not involved in the situation.
Posted: June 27, 2025Stockholm
It’s pretty safe during the day. But be aware of people snatching your phone or belongings when you are not aware. The safety is good during the day but just like any other city being a female and walking out alone at dark it’s not the safest because the creeps come out at night. Be always a aware be sweden is considered safe
Posted: June 27, 2025
Kailane
Stockholm
I’ve been to Sweden three times, and I felt completely safe in Stockholm, even when walking down the streets in the middle of the night. Everyone minds their own business. The city felt safe and clean.
Posted: June 20, 2025
Emmy
Karlskrona kommun
The less safe areas are easy to avoid. Over all it's very safe and Karlskrona is easy to get around on foot or with bus or boat. I feel safe walking alone at night, but in the summer it also won't be dark until 22.00.
Posted: June 18, 2025Skovde
it’s really safe in my opinion not a lot happens around here but it’s a nice big city for its small size. But everyone here is really kind and everyone knows everyone atp hahahahahashahshshhahshshshshssh
Posted: June 15, 2025Malmo
I would say Malmö is quite safe! I would not walk in the "problematic" places but you know... Swedens "not safe" is quite safe if you compare it to other countries♡ The clubs have a lot of men who like to be nere women in my experience, but you can go and take a beer 🍺 instead and feel much safer:) at least if you are alone! If you like to dance, lindy hop or folkdances, you can go to moriskan in folkets park in Malmö:) it is so nice and fun!
Posted: June 15, 2025Is Sweden worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 64 experiences from female travelers
Stockholm, Solo travel
Felt very safe as a solo female traveller, walked most places so cant comment on public transport but found the city easy to navigate at any hour of the day. Like always, I'd still recommend being vigilant but I also found the Swedish to be very kind information welcoming.
Posted: June 24, 2025
Inès
Netherlands
Stockholm, Solo travel
Stockholm was my first solo trip! I was in a really nice hostel and felt really safe the whole time. I went during summer so the weather was really nice. It’s a really beautiful city and nature is everywhere and I can really recommend just walking around. Museums were not the best but still interesting
Posted: June 18, 2025Safety in Sweden
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