Lausanne is a clean and safe but unnecessarily expensive city. There are a couple museums that are free (or cheap) for people under 25 so it makes up for the cost of living ! I would recommend the Rumine Palace.
Posted: March 11, 2025Based on 21 local experiences
Based on 21 local experiences
Lou
As a woman it is easy to feel unsafe even in Lausanne I have some good and safe places to recommend... But if I compare the city to other ones or very big ones it is safe, Switzerland in general is really safe thanks to how people are calm I guess... However since the illegal demonstration for Palestine the police as been really aggressive and violent, it proves that police is not the thing that will makes you feel safer, (maybe as a tourist...) By day I would say you don't have to take precautions dress as you want and feel free ! During night there is more risks but again, street violence is really rare in general (: Safe travels
Posted: October 16, 2025Marie
Very safe overall, however it's better to avoid walking alone in the night in some areas. If you party until late, try to be escorted home especially near Riponne, Flon, Chauderon or the train station.
Posted: August 15, 2025Claire
Lausanne is a generally safe city, but as any city in the world anything can happen and you can still meet some annoying people in the night on your way home or at the clubs. There are no particularly dangerous neighborhoods, and you can take te public transportation in the night without big stress but it’s possible that you meet some drug addicts on them. Lausanne has a big crisis with crack addicts at the moment but they’re not dangerous per se. They often come during the day to ask for money and thanks it. So I would say lausanne is relatively safe but stay aware at night, just in case !
Posted: July 18, 2025Pauline
Lausanne feels safe because you can always ask for help to strangers, you can let your things unwatched or forget them and still be able to find them hours later in public spaces. There are special night buses at night between 00h and 5 am.
Posted: May 28, 2025Anna
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, 2025