Is Switzerland Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Switzerland
Safety rating
Women living in Switzerland consider the safety level to be very high, with an overall safety rating of 4.6 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Switzerland consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 1.7 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 14.1% percentage of women in Switzerland 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 301 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.6/5 | Very Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 4.2/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.7/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.7/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.8/5 | 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: | 1.3/5 | 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 Switzerland?
Amy
Rüthi
It’s a small town a bit old thinking but yeah not very criminal so you can walk safely in the dark but it’s always safer because you never know sexual harassment only from drunk people and so bit even that is early
Posted: February 19, 2025
Alicia
Lausanne
Lausanne is a super safe place, Switzerland is but Lausanne in particular. It’s a place for young people and there is a lot of police presence in town so everyone can walk around safely! I’ve lived there for my hole life and I never had even a single incident or a guy come to me in the street.
Posted: February 19, 2025Switzerland
All in all very safe!! Only don't feel comfortable walking alone in the streets at night. There are smaller areas also like trainstations that I would try to avoid at night. But at the daytime never had any issues.
Posted: February 17, 2025Zurich
You can walk without any worry and you can ask everybody for help. At night nobody will assault you or come near you. They respect your boundaries. Public transportation is very safe at night and also at day they have “Securitas” who walk through the train to look after you.
Posted: February 16, 2025Switzerland
Switzerland is pretty safe. But i have a social anxiety so i'm always worried about things that like never happen here. I was never robbed out or something like that. Not even our house got robbed out.
Posted: February 15, 2025
Rahel
Winterthur
Winterthur is safe. I have never had a negative experience. When I go out, it can happen that a drunk person makes a stupid comment, but I just ignore it and keep walking. I’m not afraid to go out alone in the evening for a walk or anything like that. Overall, I feel very safe.
Posted: February 14, 2025
stacy
Zurich
I would say the overall safety in Zurich is pretty good but it's definitely a plus if you do some research and look up the places that are less recommended to walk through in the night. In my opinion this can be Langstrasse after about 11 p.m. and around the train station and the lake. But even around these times it's mostly safe, just recommended to be more present.
Posted: February 13, 2025
Julia
Lucerne
Lucerne is the safest city I‘ve ever lived in. The only place I wouldn’t go at night is Baselstrasse and the area around. Also I wouldn’t leave my bike alone at the central station for > 2 nights, it might get stolen.
Posted: February 12, 2025
Dominique
Zurich
In my experience Zurich is one of the safest places on earth. I know that‘s statistically true for Switzerland (very low crime rate) - of course, as a medium-sized city, it would be naïve to say it‘s 100% safe in any situation. But there‘s good safety infrastructure (streetlights everywhere, public transport all night (all of it with ‚real‘ drivers and cameras), and the overall feeling is really safe. I have never had bad experiences in Zurich.
Posted: February 11, 2025Basel
Basel has its areas for example the SBB railwaystation at night or Klybeck-Kleinhünningen-Claraplatz zones (kleinbasel) in general is most dangerous. there are the most drunk/ drugger people and prostitutes.
Posted: February 11, 2025Is Switzerland worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 72 experiences from female travelers
Zurich, Solo travel
Really safe for females and solo travellers who travel like local and surrounded by genuine nature, the weather is perfect to enjoy an adventurous outdoor activities like picnicking , hiking, strolling. Local pastries and foods are worth to eat I might probably one of the lucky person that I met a local who is frankly amiable and share her experience as a urban guide which an expensive experience and we still keep in touch.
Posted: February 17, 2025Experienced: November, 2024
Antonia
Austria
Bern, Solo travel
During my stay in Bern I felt fairly save except in a few dark parks at night. The city isn’t too big, you can definitely see it in one or two days. It’s surrounded by a river with an amazing view, theres a few sights and museums, I can also recommend the animal park/zoo in the south. Old town is cute, I liked that it had giant chess boards and other games on the piazzas to play with strangers or friends. Price, well it’s Switzerland it’s expensive. All in all cute city, also has good public transportation as far as I could tell! :)
Posted: January 30, 2025Experienced: January, 2025Meet locals in Switzerland
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