Is Austin Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Austin

as long as you keep your eyes open it’s pretty average crime for a city! don’t be stupid obviously, keep an eye out at night, stick to the lights, don’t walk on your phone and you will probably be okay

Austin is a great place to visit. Texans are very friendly, and it is quite safe. Austin does have unsheltered people however they mind their own business most of the times. Some weather conditions might aggravate them however public transport is pretty reliable too (safe & on-time; google map updates ftw).

I think as in any other place, we have to be aware of our surroundings and our drinks. There is a large homeless population that might make people uneasy, but I've personally never had any issues with them. Overall, it's a fairly safe place, and people do watch out for one another. I've been out late at night / downtown alone plenty of times and have never felt unsafe.

Overall safe but there are areas to pay caution to. I have lived here on and off for several years and have always felt safe. Like other cities, it’s best to be aware of your surroundings but I think it’s generally safe for solo travelers.

If you’re going out drinking on 6th street, be smart about it; I’m sure some people could do dumb things when overly intoxicated. Be safe. But during the day doing touristy site seeing, you should not expect any problems.

Downtown Austin’s 6th street can be safe unless you are drinking. People WILL talk to you if you are alone or as a group of women. East 6th is similar. Daytime is great for anyone! There are many activities to do and walkability in town is great.

Couple travel

Austin is cool place to visit. Only 2.5 hours away from Houston and has completed different vibe. It is university city with lots of young students. Located by the lake Austin it has parks and trails around it. And multiple activities to choose from.

Solo travel

I really enjoyed spending time in Austin. The city is beautiful and clean. There's a lot of trees, it's very green. Even buildings look great. I've been hiking the Ann an Roy Butler hike which makes a loop around the colorado river and Ladybird lake. It was really pleasant. You'll see a lot of wildflowers and animals: turtles, squirrels, birds. You can also see bats at night. If you want to, you will find there places to rent kayaks and paddles. The capitol and the cathedral are really stunning. If you like to hike i would definitely recommend to go to McKinney Falls SP. It's a few minutes out of town. The place is worth it. You can go there to walk or swim, have a picnic... There's a lot of wildflowers there too and the staff is really kind and helpful. Be careful if you go to 6th street at night. I didn't feel very safe there. There's a lot of strange people in the area. I stayed at FIREHOSTEL. The persons working there are rudes and i had problem with my reservation. There's a bar inside the place what makes it very noisy at night. I would prefer a more quiet place outside downtown. I use the bus system to move in town. The ticket for one ride costs 1.25 dollars but if you take a day pass you'll have to pay only 2.5 dollars and it will allow you to make unlimited rides during 24h. I tried to use the app CAPMETRO to buy passes with my phone, but never reach to activate it, so maybe it's safer to buy it in the bus. There are good places to buy food, i would recommend Trader Joes and Whole foods market. I hope it will help. Wish you to spend good moments there if you're coming.