Is Parma Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Parma is generally a safe city for solo female travelers. The crime rate is relatively low compared to other Italian cities. However, it's crucial to maintain everyday safety precautions, like guarding personal belongings and avoiding isolated places or walking alone in the dark.

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Is Parma safe for women?

Women’s safety index

3.2 /5

Based on 10 reports

Crime index

1.8 /5

Based on 10 reports

I wouldn’t necessarily describe Parma as neither safe or unsafe, during the day everywhere feels safe enough i guess, but during the dark hours it’s better to be careful and go out in large groups if possible and avoid certain areas.

Posted: September 8, 2026
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Cristina

Cristina

Being a university city and suitable for families, it is a safe location; however, in recent years minor crimes have increased, especially at night and in specific areas of the city (zona Pilotta).

Posted: November 5, 2025
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Nicoleta

Nicoleta

I feel safe but there are still men that yell at you ar call you, you can get robbed but so it’s better to be aware, If you visit the ccentral city there is really no problem, noone will harrass you, at least I feel safe 80%

Posted: May 8, 2025
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Alessia

Alessia

Parma is quite a safe city, apart from the baby-gangs (groups of young boys) that usually attack people of their same age (teenagers), surrounding them and robbing their money or their mobile (but also their branded clothes).

Posted: April 24, 2025
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It's actually a very safe city. However, there have been a few incidents that have made me want to buy pepper spray for protection. Once I was in a park and a group of men started coming towards me saying something (I don't know what they wanted) and I just kept walking without paying attention and they backed away.

Posted: April 12, 2025
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Parma is safe but need to tale care of your things otherwise high chance to be rubbery. Overall I love to stay here. Its beautiful specially the city center. I would say its safe even-though a girl can go alone on the midnight

Posted: January 21, 2025
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Safety map

Based on reports from women living in Parma, we created a safety map highlighting areas where they feel unsafe during the day or at night.

Safety in Italy