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 1.9 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 152 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.4/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 4/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.7/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.9/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.6/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.2/5 | 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: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is Sweden?
Karolina
Uppsala
A lot of news outlets lately has described Sweden as very dangerous, which I think is very misleading. True, we’ve seen gang violence rise these latest years, but generally those gangs are fighting things out amongst each other (hopefully the police manages that) and you as an uninvolved citizen or tourist will notice nothing of it. In Uppsala, there are some disturbances in the outskirts, like in Knivsta or Gränby and in the outskirts of Stockholm, but generally, this beautiful city is safe and mostly home to students (both international exchange students and Swedish students) and a highly academic environment with lots of interesting people to meet and events to participate in.
Posted: February 15, 2025Undersaker
Very safe, small village, have never felt unsafe here and don’t even feel the need to lock the door and such. People are very friendly at the local Ica and people often want to help out if you have a problem with anything
Posted: February 15, 2025Skelleftea
Overall, it's safe. Crimes do happen, but it's mostly gang related. During the day you don't need to worry at all. Druggies and alcoholics might make you feel unsafe, but police and security guards roam their usual areas frequently.
Posted: February 11, 2025Umea
It is very familiar and safe, full of university life, there alo lots of students and more familiy environmnet in the center, it is surrounded by nature what makes it more special and everyone is nice and
Posted: February 11, 2025Stockholm
Most crimes against women in Stockholm are sadly committed by men who already know the woman in question, therefore i’d say that traveling in public transport and walking at night is fairly safe compared to other countries
Posted: February 10, 2025
Ines
Stockholm
I would say Stockholm is one of the safest cities in the world for women, POC and LGBTQ+ people. Of course one is always gonna be watchfull at night just in case but I have never been genuinely worried something was going to happen to me.
Posted: February 8, 2025
Ebba
Stockholm
Stockholm and Sweden in general is going through a tuff time as there have been some problems with criminal gangs etc. But me and my friends are not worried for our safety. It’s overall a safe city and I’m never worried and I think you shouldn’t be either.
Posted: February 7, 2025Lund
Very safe environment with respectful people. No catcalling in the streets or random unwanted male intrusion. Walking around at night feels lonely but safe. It is a student city so you’ll mostly see and interact with other students
Posted: February 4, 2025Stockholm
Safe. It is always just the knowledge that being a woman and knowing how some might treat me because of that. I am still able to walk alone at night (as long as it is short and I’m on alert) and take public transportation, but the fear is still there, it always will be no matter if I’m in a safe area or a dangerous one.
Posted: February 2, 2025Lund
Lund is a very calm and safe city. Its safe for both elders and students. Many families live here because its a safe and calm environment to grow up in. It differs very much from Malmö in that way. Come visit!
Posted: February 1, 2025Is Sweden worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 47 experiences from female travelers
Eryka
Poland
Stockholm, Solo travel
I was shocked that stockholm was actually quite cheap. Only museums and public transport were very expensive. But loved the subway stations, loved the kardemumma buns, a little strange to walk everywhere on red light 😂 Overall fun to see, but a bit boring to come back for me
Posted: January 30, 2025Experienced: November, 2024Sweden, Group travel
I felt very safe, we were 6 people and we stayed together in a hostel. It was cheap but for a solo traveler it can be more expencive. We went national museum, last one hour cheaper but you should be fast. Public transportation is good, you should see Vasa museum and metro lines and if you like Abba, ABBA museum is great.
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