Is Zurich Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Zurich

In my 9 years here in Zurich, i never felt unsafe. There are some weirdos at Langstrasse but they wont harm you. Also the Police checks these areas very frequently. Zurich is more of a village than a city, where everyone knows everyone. Public transportation is just amazing. But best to have a bike and explore the city at the lake like that.

Generally Zurich is extremely safe. Of course there are places where you might prefer to not walk around at night alone as a women (certain places around the main train station, also Langstrasse) but even there it is very unlikely that something serious happens. If, then it should most probably only be someone strange that tries to talk to you, but normally it should not be too hard to escape the conversation. If something strange happens, try to get help from Swiss people, even though they are reserved, they are very friendly and will most probably help you to feel safe and not alone.

I'm living in Zurich for 5 years and lived in different locations. There are for sure places that are not that safe, but all in all, nothing ever happened to me or my female friends. I walk home by myself during every time of the day and night and feel safe. In public transportation it is possible to get in touch with drunk people or a little confused people, but I think it's like that in every metropolis or big city. If you don't want to feel slightly frightened don't go to "Langstrasse"- district. There are also a lot of bars, clubs and restaurants and it's hip, but not only hip. I've lived there for over a year, I know what I'm talking about 😉

Zurich changed a lot the last years and its getting more unsafe (eg got date rape drugs in a bar from a bartender - thankfully friends protected me). But: also the amount of security staff, especially in trains during day and night, also raised a lot! Like all other places in the world: stay vigilant and dont meet up with strangers in unknown places.

I think the main routes are very safe. But there are certain streets like „Langstrasse“ where I wouldn‘t go alone after dark. Public transport is very safe, often there are securities on board (just in case).

Solo travel

I 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.