Is United States Safe for Women? Crime Rate in United States
Safety rating
Women living in United States consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in United States consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 2.4 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 13.9% percentage of women in United States 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 1160 experiences
Safety rating: | 4/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.5/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 3.7/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.4/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2.1/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.7/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.8/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.7/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.8/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.5/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is United States?
Nicolette
Pittsburgh
Fairly safe in most areas at night, very safe through the days! I walk miles around Pittsburgh every day alone and never have issues, I’d recommend it for a solo trip, just exercise normal levels of caution.
Posted: March 28, 2025Orange County
Very calm and nice people. Everyone likes to greet you good morning, thats normal there. I like how we can easily walk and no one will bother you. The neighborhood area in South Orange County is safe.
Posted: March 28, 2025
Chelsea
Bozeman
Bozeman is very safe. I have lived there most of my life and had very little issues. I have only had one thing stolen out of my car in the last 10 years. I used to leave my car open all the time. I now lock the door but never had an issue again. It's always good to be cautious.
Posted: March 27, 2025
Savannah
Charlottesville
Charlottesville is safe during the day, some areas at night become a bit more sketchy. There’s been incidents of attempted kidnappings and murders mostly of University of Virginia students. When at night, stay aware of your surroundings. Better to call for an Uber if you feel unsafe in any way, but for the most part you’re safe if you’re not alone.
Posted: March 27, 2025Flagstaff
Flagstaff is the type of place where if you're nice everyone is nice. There is always alot of tourist during all seasons so there is always bisy traffic and strangers from different places coming in and out. It's nice to be here because the tourist come and go bringing something new into each day. The town is also a college town so alotnof DT flag is always popping with things to do. After dark on weekends there is usually always geoups of people out until around 3 and during the week days it gets quiet but it still feels safe. I will mention there are alot of homeless people downtown. They are harmless for the most part, i usually just ignore then and they are fine usually too alcohol intoxicated to move far or fast. Overall, Flagstaff is a place i feel safe in.
Posted: March 27, 2025
Courtney
Sacramento
I dont believe you’ll be likely to run into any problems, likely some catcalling, unfortunately sometimes men get handsy. I believe for the most part as long as you are aware of you’re surroundings and careful you are pretty unlikely to run into any serious issues. Sacramento is fun and lively! especially downtown there lots of food bars and clubs and much amazing food! I recommend hanging out in midtown.
Posted: March 26, 2025
Markisha
Jacksonville
Beautiful city. Just like any other city in America, Use common sense and basic safety protocols , be aware of your surroundings and always have a safety plan. Would recommend still for solo or couple traveling
Posted: March 25, 2025Springfield
Springfield, IL is generally safe as long as you stay away from areas with known gang activity. The police are not much better as they have several bad officers on the force. One officer killed Sonya Massey in her home, an unarmed black woman, while she was complying with instructions. Downtown has several unhoused people, though nothing on the scale of larger cities, and they usually leave you alone.
Posted: March 24, 2025Brooklyn
Very safe. There's tons of street lights, and cameras around watching. People are generally good and trying to help. Also cops respond very fast so that makes things feel better. I'd say NYC is a lot safer than it was in the 90s and 80s.
Posted: March 24, 2025St. Paul
St Paul is generally safe, I typically would walk with a friend at night but you will be okay without. Just take a uber later at night if you need transportation, that will be better and safer than the bus!
Posted: March 23, 2025Is United States worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 363 experiences from female travelers
Melissa
Canada
Oahu, Solo travel
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Posted: March 15, 2025Chicago, Solo travel
I loved staying in Chicago and although all the talk you hear about how dangerous it is compared to other cities I felt super safe. I loved the architecture boat tour and all the different things Chicago had to offer. Also loved that Chicago is super walkable!
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