Is Pittsburgh Safe for Women? Crime Rates & Safety Reports

Pittsburgh is pretty much safe. However, post Covid things have changed and it’s better to be safe than sorry specially during the night. Popular and safer suburbs like Cranberry township and Wexford are good places to stay and generally safer during the night hours. However, you will have to rely on paid share rides or rent a car if you are living in the suburbs.

I’d say most neighborhoods are very safe during the day and most neighborhoods are also relatively safe even after dark as long as you use common sense (stay aware of your surroundings, stay on well-lit streets, etc.) I regularly take the light rail system (the T) and buses alone and feel safe doing so.

Very safe. Yes we have bad neighbor hood just stay in safe arias and you will be ok. Not crime city at all. You can take public transportation, walk along or with kids with no problem. Very American city)

As long as you stay away from the homeless population in downtown pittsburgh at night, it's one of the safest cities ever. The public transportation is great. Stores don't stay open past 8pm normally.

I have been here 2 years now and have not felt unsafe. There are of course the one off drunken stumblers on the streets sometimes but I’ve never been bothered or approached. I don’t spend much time downtown but I have never felt unsafe there as well. I mainly spend my time in Aspinwall, Lawrenceville, Bloomfield, and Shadyside!

Solo travel

I had a lovely weekend in Pittsburgh! I was visiting for a wedding and made a little trip out of it. Stops included: - shadyside - the strip district - national aviary - pittsburgh pride - three rivers arts festival - biblical botanical garden - carnegie museum district I drove some (nightmare, I won’t lie, and you will pay for parking) and used the T (honestly great, felt very safe) and stayed in an AirBNB in Manchester. I didn’t partake in nightlife, but during the day I felt very safe! Pittsburgh has some amazing architecture and my “just strolling” times were some of my favorite!! The aviary is also AMAZING!

Couple travel

Sports are a prominent cultural aspect of this city, including hockey, football, baseball, and soccer. These events are certainly fun experiences and provide great insight into the city. Pgh has a reasonably accessible bus and subway system (The T) that makes getting around the city pretty easy. I've been to Pgh many times throughout the years and have always felt safe.