Is Geneva Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Geneva

Safety rating

Safe
4.4 /5

Women living in Geneva consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.4 out of 5.

Crime rating

Very Low
1.2 /5

Women living in Geneva consider the crime rate to be very low, with an overall crime rating of 1.2 out of 5.

Violence rating

14.1%

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 19 experiences

Safety rating:

4.4/5Safe

Safety walking alone after dark:

4.1/5Safe

Safety using public transport:

4.3/5Safe

Crime rate:

1.2/5Very Low

Worries of being sexually harassed:

1.5/5Not at all worried

Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped:

1.2/5Not at all worried

Worries of being physically attacked:

1/5Not at all worried

Worries of home broken and things stolen:

1/5Not at all worried

Worries of being mugged or robbed:

1/5Not at all worried

Worries of being kidnapped or murdered:

1/5Not at all worried

How safe is Geneva?

I am quite new here and still getting to know the city. But if I need to be out in the dark in any part of the city, I have not and will likely never think twice. Truly lives to its name of International Geneva.

Posted: January 18, 2025
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Geneva is very safe, there are parts of the town that are safer but it's generally very safe. It's a bit more dangerous around the train station and when we get closer to Annemasse (France) too. We often see the police even at night. The public transport does not work between 2 and 4 A.M.

Posted: January 17, 2025
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Geneva is a city where safety is a constant. Even walking home late at night through areas some might consider “sketchy,” I’ve never felt harassed, threatened, or worried about theft. It’s truly reassuring.

Posted: December 30, 2024
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Geneva is a city where it's nice to live. You can walk by yourself at anytime. Of course if you are close to the main train station by night and alone, you can see people which can make you unconfortable, but there is always someone in the near to feel you safe (security guard, police or just locals)

Posted: December 29, 2024
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Tanya

Tanya

Honestly Geneva is a very rich and safe Area, cameras everywhere and you can't go out without seeing once the police, but shit happens everywhere all the time so we gotta always be careful. Although yes it's pretty safe

Posted: December 24, 2024
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Geneva is a very safe city. I have never felt in danger. The police often patrol and it is not a very big city. You have nothing to fear. Afterwards, as everywhere on public transport, you have to be careful with your valuables, because there may be thefts, but I have always grown up here and it has never happened to me.

Posted: December 24, 2024
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It is a very calm city. There are a few drunk people in the city center (Plainpalais square or at the train station), but I’ve only heard once about someone being punched in the face by one of them. I’ve never heard of anyone being mugged or robbed in their own house. Most of the time I feel super safe walking home alone in the middle of the night, it only happened once that a drunk guy followed me (just for a few seconds tho). Even though the city is pretty safe, it’s better to be safe than sorry, an association from university created a WhatsApp group that you can text to or call when walking home alone if you feel unsafe.

Posted: December 23, 2024
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Jean

Jean

One of the safest capitals in Europe, however petty crime does happen on occasion. Other parts of the country are safer. You need to stay vigilant because people will not help you if something happens in public.

Posted: December 14, 2024
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Geneva is very safe as we iften see patrols at night all over the city and they are very responsive. I am always at peace and even go for nightwalks by myself sometime in the week because I feel safe. I run at 5am as well

Posted: October 23, 2024
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Although one of the least safest cities in Switzerland it is an incredibly safe city for global and European standards. Generally a clean city. The best public transport I’ve used in terms of punctuality, reliability and safety. The streets are well lit. The only drawback is despite the r tremendous wealth there are a number of homeless people and beggars who usually struggle with drugs. While they are never aggressive nor hurt it did compromise my sense of safety. Secondly, verbal sexual harassment and staring does occur more than I expected.

Posted: August 28, 2024
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Is Geneva worth visiting?

Travel rating

3.9 /5

based on 11 experiences from female travelers

Couple travel

Tip stay in france at the border. Annemasse is pretty close to geneva by tram and also by train. We used the tram. Restaurents and supermarkets are much cheaper. I love the botanical garden at geneva.

Posted: June 14, 2024
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Amal

Amal

Egypt

Solo travel

Genava is my Hub, as far as I'm using easyjet (whuch is the cheapest one to fly from Egypt. I used to fly to GVA since August 1999 and I stayed there for the last 7 years as a UN accredited correspondant for Al-Ahram daily news paper. I have many friends there and I used to stay in their houses before heading to my destination in Europe.

Posted: June 7, 2024Experienced: March, 2024
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Safety in Switzerland

Frequently asked questions

Is Geneva safe?

Women living in Geneva consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.4 out of 5.

Is Geneva safe to walk alone at night?

Women living in Geneva consider walking alone at night to be relatively safe, with an overall safety rating of 4.1 out of 5.

Is public transport safe in Geneva?

Women living in Geneva consider public transport to be relatively safe, with an overall safety rating of 4.3 out of 5.

What is the crime rate in Geneva?

Women living in Geneva consider the crime rate to be very low, with an overall crime rating of 1.2 out of 5.

What is the risk of being sexually harassed in Geneva?

Women living in Geneva consider the risk of being sexually harassed to be relatively low, with an overall risk rating of 1.5 out of 5.

What is the risk of being sexually assaulted or raped in Geneva?

Women living in Geneva consider the risk of being sexually assaulted or raped to be very low, with an overall risk rating of 1.2 out of 5

What is the risk of being physically attacked in Geneva?

Women living in Geneva consider the risk of being physically attacked to be very low, with an overall risk rating of 1 out of 5

What is the risk of burglary in Geneva?

Women living in Geneva consider the risk of burglary to be very low, with an overall risk rating of 1 out of 5

What is the risk of being mugged or robbed in Geneva?

Women living in Geneva consider the risk of being mugged or robbed to be very low, with an overall risk rating of 1 out of 5

What is the risk of being kidnapped or murdered in Geneva?

Women living in Geneva consider the risk of being kidnapped or murdered to be very low, with an overall risk rating of 1 out of 5