Is Ukraine Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Ukraine
Safety rating
Women living in Ukraine consider the safety level to be moderate, with an overall safety rating of 3.3 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Ukraine consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 2.3 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 31.1% percentage of women in Ukraine 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 85 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.3/5 | Moderate |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 4.2/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.3/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2.2/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.9/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 2.1/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.5/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.9/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.6/5 | A bit worried |
How safe is Ukraine?
Elizabeth
Kyiv
If you are listening to the city's administration's recommendations and warnings during the air raid alerts - you will be safe most of the times. Seek shelter, do not take the war danger lightly. In terms of overall safety - the crime level is not high, it's mostly safe to walk around (just remember be home during the curfew - from 12 pm to 5 am). The public transport is OK, metro is very convenient.
Posted: June 4, 2025
Sofiia
Kropyvnytskyi
This city is generally safe.95 percent is safe.It's quite safe in the dark because it's forbidden to walk in the city after 00:00, so nobody will do smth bad to you. The only thing which can be unsafe is that there are a lotnof refugee and they beg for money or promise smth and then don't do.So you should be very attentive with your money and giving it others
Posted: June 1, 2025
Dasha
Kyiv
Kyiv is quite safe, especially during the day. But it does depend on your location. There are different districts, and the central ones could be considered the safest, as there is the biggest amount of people there. But in the centre you do need to be careful of pickpocketers and scammers, so beware and don't take anything from anyone on the street, unless you want to pay for it (especially in Khreshchatyk). I wouldn't recommend visiting any other district, as a tourist can get lost very easily there. And they are less safe for anyone who doesn't live there. But overall I don't think it is that dangerous, you just need to be cautious like anywhere in the world.
Posted: June 1, 2025
Sasha
Ukraine
In general, Ukraine is quite a safe and friendly country. Right now, due to the ongoing war with russia, I'd not recommend visiting Ukraine😢 But after the end of the war, you should definitely add Ukraine to your travel list, since it's really beautiful and has a lot of things to propose to her guests🥰
Posted: May 25, 2025Kyiv
The main threat now are the shelling of the city. Safety depends on your location honestly I feel pretty safe in the city centre and neighbourhoods around. But would advise to stay alert after dark. Since pretty much all of the shops cafes etc accept Apple Pay/google pay you can leave your wallet at your accommodation.
Posted: May 25, 2025
Sophia
Kyiv
Safety in Kyiv varies depending on the neighborhood where you live. In my subjective opinion, Obolon is the safest. The ones that you can visit, but it is better to do it either with a local or not at all, are Troyeschyna, Dniprovskyi district (it is large, so I am not talking about all its places), Borshchahivka. In general, there are a lot of police officers, so you are relatively safe. But people are friendly, and if they speak English, they will definitely help you!
Posted: May 20, 2025Is Ukraine worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 5 experiences from female travelers
Sophia
Ukraine
Karpaty, Couple travel
People are very friendly, they helped us almost for free. The food was delicious, the views were damn good, and we didn't need a big budget because we were just relaxing rather than looking for activities. There were problems with transportation, because these are mountains, but the locals saved the races here.
Posted: May 20, 2025Experienced: August, 2024
marichka
Ukraine
Ternopil, Group travel
i travelled with my friend (we both r minors lol) but still we felt pretty safe even in the evenings! must visit a lake and city centre ofc best food we had was in 'Depo', nice burgers, sushi and others. also there are many cool cafes! our budget was like near 2k hryvnyas (50$ lol) per person, we stayed there for 4 days but! we lived in my granny's for free so TRANSPORT YES FINALLY. for me, as a person from Lviv where we have 25₴ = 60 cents for one tram/trolley/bus ride (it IS a lot), transport in Ternopil was smth beautiful. it was much cheaper and not that crowded as in Lviv, you have a place to sit and it drives quickly though all city cuz it is small itself. we loved it!
Posted: December 24, 2024Safety in Ukraine
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