Is Nashville Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Nashville

It’s fairly safe. Normal like any city with neighborhoods you stay out of. Stick to the main tourist attractions and the hipster spots and all will be well. Also, avoid parks after dark. Especially Centennial park!

Some areas are sketchy, but there are a lot of good areas, and you're able to tell. In populated areas you can usually walk safely at night. There is public transport but it's not super connected to all parts of the city.

It depends on the area of the city. As long as you stay away from the clearly bad parts, you will not have any issue. Being on Broadway, it’s helpful to stay vigil for drunk men and wandering hands, but the sheer amount of people in the city help prevent any unsavory behavior.

Like any major city, Nashville has its fair share of crime but overall people are good. Compared to somewhere like NY, the harassment is very minimal. This is due in part to it being a driving city so there are less chances to encounter someone unless it is planned. As with anywhere, you have to always mind your drink, and I would not recommend walking much of anywhere due to bad drivers.

I’ve never felt *specifically* unsafe in Nashville, just a generally aware of my surroundings and try to avoid situations that seem like they could go south. I don’t spend much time alone downtown/on Broadway and know that many people can feel unsafe there, but my experience in and around the Vanderbilt area is generally pretty standard for medium sized cities.

Overall, Nashville is a relatively safe city, but there are increasingly more random violent attacks. For example, a couple was recently robbed at gun point and pistol whipped in the parking lot of a boutique hotel in East Nashville. I personally do not walk alone after dark, just because there are few sidewalks and bars/restaurants are fairly spread out, so there would likely be stretches of not a lot of other people being around. That being said, I would feel comfortable walking alone in the 5 Points/Lockeland Springs area of East Nashville. The biggest safety issue though is that roofies are very, very common downtown, so much so that Nashville's Sexual Assault Center started the "Safe Bar Program." There's a directory of bars online, showing which have undergone its training and have coasters to give to customers which can test for the presence of roofies. Look up roofies in the Nashville subreddit, and you'll see a disconcerting amount of posts about being roofied downtown. It's far less prevalent in East Nashville but not unheard of.

Solo travel

I went alone. I stopped on the first avenue and felt very safe. I went to various bars and listened to different types of performances. I would recommend a visit to the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Grand Ole Opry for a show, and the Ryman for a tour.