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 356 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?
Zurich
Zurich is pretty safe. Public transport is safe to use, there are designated seats in some busses for women at night, there are security personel going through some popular train connections day and night).
Posted: April 25, 2025
veronika
Geneva
i think geneva is pretty safe, but like everywhere you will find its dose of freaks and weird people, and it also really depends on the areas ofc, but overall i think it's okay, i ve never been assaulted or such
Posted: April 25, 2025Bäretswil
Switzerland in general I would say is quite safe and the small and calm villages – like Bäretswil is – even more. I have never been afraid or felt unsafe while walking alone through the streets.
Posted: April 23, 2025
Anna
Lausanne
It’s pretty safe just some places like riponne and lausanne Flon have some people who take drugs but it’s not that bad (I volunteer at the soup populaire and those people can sometimes distressed but pretty nice most of the time) overall Switzerland is pretty safe compared to a lot of places
Posted: April 23, 2025Zurich
zürich is pretty safe especially during the day but also at night. in my experienece it’s also safe enough to walk alone outside at night but when i first moved here i wasn’t comfortable doing that. the only place where i make sure to be more aware of my sourroundings is when i am walking in the area of the langstrasse.
Posted: April 23, 2025
Julia
Mervelier
Mervelier is a small village in the country side of Switzerland. There are more cows than people here. It is far from the « big » cities. People are nice and helpful. We are lucky to feel safe here.
Posted: April 23, 2025Switzerland
I always felt safe in Switzerland. Shit happens sometimes like everywhere else but we are lucky to be in one of the safer country in the world. People are mostly quiet, polite and respectful. Swiss people are even « too calm » and hate to disturb others.
Posted: April 22, 2025
Julia
St. Gallen
I think it’s very safe but it‘s always important to stay cautious, especially at night and around the market square because people that take drugs are usually around there. But in general, I feel very safe here.
Posted: April 21, 2025Grabs
It is a little village so there are very few people living there. That‘s why I feel so safe. I know many people and almost everyone is very nice here. Crimes don‘t happen often and if they do, they happen in the city near my village.
Posted: April 20, 2025
Lydia
Kandersteg
Extremely safe, I feel confident walking around at night by myself! There are good streetlights. The main concern might be the weather in the winter time, as you need to have appropriate clothing.
Posted: April 20, 2025Is Switzerland worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 78 experiences from female travelers
Switzerland, Couple travel
I traveled to Locarno with my boyfriend. We camped there for three or four days. The town looked very beautiful. We also went to restaurants occasionally. We often cooked and ate in our tent or brought food with us. Since it was a low-budget vacation—we're both students and have to watch our finances—we didn't do much. We mostly walked around town, hiked, and swam in the lake. It was a very pleasant vacation.
Posted: April 11, 2025Zurich, 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, 2025Meet locals in Switzerland
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hi! i m 21, half russian, half korean but currently living in switzerland >< i m a art director bachelor student while also a maths and physics tutor and a graphic design freelancer on the side x) hmu if you want to meet up in geneva or have some advice in travelling in switzerland! and i speak french, english, russian, tiny bit of korean and trying to improve my german 😭
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