Women living in Fribourg consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 3.5 out of 5.
Women living in Fribourg consider the crime rate to be very low, with an overall crime rating of 1.2 out of 5.
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.
Based on 7 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.5/5 | Moderate |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 2.9/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 3.7/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.2/5 | Very Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Fribourg is a little city, with just one or two streets and a parc where I wouldn’t walk alone at night, otherwise always felt really safe! I walk often alone at night when coming back from an evening with friends.
Posted: August 3, 2025Fribourg is overall not the most interesting nor safest for women to travel around. As a local myself, I tend to get worried when I have to get home late. I have been followed home once in my life and the man interacted with me wanting my number & asking if i live in a specific building. I highly suggest you to AVOID main train station during night as there are tons of junkies and drunks. Stay safe girlies🫶🏻
Posted: April 10, 2025Elsa
Fribourg is a small city but if you’re a women and go home after dark you’ll probably get catcall, never had any other problems tho. I wouldn’t recommend staying in places like the train station where it’s worse. Fribourg is quite “rural” and some people are close minded so if you have a non conforming appearance you might get some looks or comments. Otherwise it’s a nice city, the old town is charming.
Posted: January 26, 2025Celine
For me it’s a safe place never had any problem walking home alone. Also I have a dog so I often go on walks late at night and never had any problem never been afraid of anything or anyone so I would say it’s pretty safe
Posted: January 25, 2025It's a city where you will easily find yourself alone in a street at night as it's not very busy. It's usually quite safe but at night in the dog, it can be stressful. Other than that, transportations are safe, public space are safe too. And during the day, you have nothing to worry about.
Posted: December 29, 2024