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 328 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: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is Switzerland?
Eleonora
Zurich
Zurich is so safe. You will forget about being attacked, robbed or harassed. I never think about my safety because I always feel safe (except for Langstrasse) and walked on the streets at almost any time of the day and nothing has ever happened to me.
Posted: March 29, 2025Basel
Very safe even at late weekend nights, i don't worry on public transport either, as they are checked by warkers and cameras can be found everywhere, the least safe area is Kaserne, in Kleinbasel, although I have walked in that area at night before and it was still okay.
Posted: March 29, 2025
Luisa
Switzerland
Switzerland is really safe as far as I know. Nothing ever happend to me but I‘m mostly with my friends or family espesialy when it‘s dark. I‘m scared to walk alone but that‘s the case in every country besides the mountains at home.
Posted: March 21, 2025Geneva
Quite safe, haven't experienced incidents that have made me unsafe. I would avoid Grottes (drug peddlers), Paquis(red light area) and the area around the station at night if you're alone, it's a bit shady.
Posted: March 19, 2025Sursee
Sursee is a small town which I consider to be very save. There are barely any crimes being reported in this part of Switzerland. I do recommend walking in the areas with more houses if you don’t feel comfortable in the dark.
Posted: March 17, 2025Lucerne
It is a pretty safe place to be. The people are friendly and will help you. Sometimes at night some drunk people are walking around at the trainstation butbif you ignore them and just wait at the designated place for your bus, they'll mind their own buissnes.
Posted: March 16, 2025Bern
Like in every city it is better to be precautious and not walk around alone in certain places when it gets dark. There are some areas where you might feel a bit more uncomfortable in the evening but overall I consider Bern a safe city.
Posted: March 15, 2025District Zurich
I feel safe in Zurich and I think it's easy to get around especially with the public transport and they are connected to a lot of places (even a bit more rural destination. Even tho the people might seem a bit distant but I don't think it's a huge problem, but then again I might have a better point of view since I 1. speak the language and 2. know my way around Zurich. But generally speaking it's super safe and beautiful!
Posted: March 13, 2025Thurgau
thurgau is very safe, bit in the evening sometimes it gets a bit scray, esspevialy at the weekend if you are taking the night train or bus by yourself. you get used to it after a while but it‘s still better to travel with your friends.
Posted: March 13, 2025
Alexandra
Geneva
Geneva is one of the safest cities I’ve ever been to. I saw homeless people maybe twice for 6 months. I felt completely safe when I had to travel during the night time from the train station to my house.
Posted: March 12, 2025Is Switzerland worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 77 experiences from female travelers
Zurich, Solo travel
Switzerland may be one of the safest countries I've been to, I think it's very safe for women. Zurich was very nice but I couldn't find much to do in the winter, it's still peaceful and beautiful, ideal for a 2-3 day trip. I don't think they have very good food, food and accommodation are extremely expensive.
Posted: March 31, 2025Experienced: January, 2025Lauterbrunnen, Solo travel
Definitely do a hike to Trummelbach - it's flat valley floor with stunning landscape! Consider going up to Murren valley. There's a cable car that starts from there to Schilthorn. Visit the Stubbach falls right next to the station
Posted: March 19, 2025Experienced: January, 2025Meet locals in Switzerland
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