Women living in Zurich consider the safety level to be very high, with an overall safety rating of 4.6 out of 5.
Women living in Zurich consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 1.6 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 83 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.6/5 | Very Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 4.1/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.6/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.6/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.8/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.2/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
I feel safe being there as a women until 5 in the morning and no one speaks to me, leaving things unguarded, and you’ll find them still there untouched , it is the safest place I’ve ever lived in, or been to
Posted: June 23, 2025Sandra
Zurich is a very safe place to live. In the past, I never experienced a bad situation or felt unsafe. Also walking alone after dark or being in public places/transport is no issue. With the use of some common sense you‘ll be totally fine.
Posted: June 16, 2025Zurich is pretty super safe. If you gp to Langstrasse (party street) you might be approached by some strangers but even then they are respectful. As always look for your staff if you are at growded places but it is really safe in Zurich and switzerland in general
Posted: June 15, 2025Generally there are a lot of districts where I fell very safe, also at night. But in some places (Langsstrasse) I tend to not stay long alone. Also around the main station I don’t stay long alone during the night.
Posted: June 9, 2025Yanusha
It‘s very clean and there are not many homeless people or drug addicts. Everywhere you go, there are policemen. There is minor crime, but mostly just drugdeals or soccer related fights. I would consider Zurich as a safe city🔒
Posted: June 6, 2025Zürich is overall a very safe city. Even at night it does not feel dangerous anymore. There are streets like Langstrasse for example, which used to be dangerous but they aren’t as much of a problem anymore. Most of the times police will be driving/ walking around as well.
Posted: June 4, 2025based on 15 experiences from female travelers
Rümeysa
Italy
I took a day trip to Zurich from Milan. I think one or two days is totally enough for Zurich. People were really kind and there is no chance that feeling of any danger. It is so expensive city ( even we did not stayed at there) to compare other european cities. I liked the vibes of beer saloons, you can eat and drink your beers.
Posted: May 28, 2025I felt safe, but everything was really expensive and quite out of my reach. I liked the city even if it rained a little, and liked the people I met there. The only problem is that there is not much nightlife.
Posted: May 12, 2025Experienced: March, 2021