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Crime · World · Updated 2026-10-26

Where do people feel safe walking alone at night?

In Gallup's 2024 poll of 144 countries and territories, the share of adults who say they feel safe walking alone at night ranges from 33% in South Africa to 98% in Singapore; in the 30 European countries also covered by the European Social Survey, its share feeling very safe or safe after dark is within 5 points of Gallup's figure in 15, with the widest gap in Poland (Gallup 68%, ESS 92%).

Every figure in this summary is calculated from the sources listed on this page.

Feel safe walking alone at night, Norway

Share of adults who say they feel safe walking alone at night where they live. Norway, Gallup 2024, ESS 2023. Unit: % of adults.

91% of adults, 2024

79Trust scoreModerate certainty

Score breakdown

Quality29.9 / 40

How well the sources are made

Agreement27.4 / 30

How close the sources are to each other

Independence12 / 20

How many separate ways the number was measured

Freshness10 / 10

How recent the newest data is

How much each source counts

  • Gallup63%
  • ESS37%

Shown but not counted: Numbeo (measures something else).

Sources

SourceValueDefinitionQualityWeight
Gallup Global Safety Report 2025, safe walking alone at nightGallup, Inc. · Perception surveyRetrieved 2026-10-26912024
Share of people aged 15 and older answering yes to "Do you feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area where you live?" in the Gallup World Poll, 2024.

Sample: 1,007 telephone interviews, fieldwork May 3 - Jun 24, 2024; Gallup gives a maximum margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 points. Gallup publishes whole percentages.

Raw file: Gallup_Global-Safety-Report-2025.pdf, table "Safe to Walk Alone at Night (% Yes), 2024", printed page 22 (PDF page 24), row "Norway". Sample details: World_Poll_Dataset_Details_022026.pdf (https://www.gallup.com/file/services/177797/World_Poll_Dataset_Details_022026.pdf), PDF page 224.

3 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. Gallup publishes the question wording, sampling method and per-country sample details.
  • No: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. A poll by a private company, not official statistics and not peer-reviewed.
  • Yes: Full count or representative sample. Probability-based sample of people aged 15 and older that Gallup describes as nationally representative.
  • No: Raw data downloadable. Only the country table in the report is free; respondent-level data need a paid Gallup subscription.
  • Yes: No known break or quality problem. Gallup lists no excluded areas or groups for this country in 2024.
63%
European Social Survey Round 11, safe walking alone after darkEuropean Social Survey (ESS ERIC) · Perception surveyRetrieved 2026-10-2694.92023
Share answering "very safe" (62.9%) or "safe" (32.01%) to "How safe do you - or would you - feel walking alone in this area after dark?" (answers: very safe, safe, unsafe, very unsafe), among people aged 15 and older in private households with a valid answer (1,337 respondents in the portal's table), weighted by the ESS post-stratification weight (pspwght).

Fieldwork for Round 11 ran between March 2023 and December 2024 depending on the country; the ESS labels the round 2023. The question is about "this area after dark" and includes people who never go out alone ("or would you"), so it is close to but not the same as Gallup's question.

Read from the ESS Data Portal variable viewer for aesfdrk, ESS11 integrated file edition 4.2 (chart point labels, two decimals; the page's data table shows the same values to one decimal). Copy of the page values: raw/feeling-safe-at-night/ess/aesfdrk_chart_points.txt.

5 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. The ESS publishes its questionnaire, sampling design and weighting documentation.
  • Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. Academic cross-national survey run by ESS ERIC, a European research infrastructure, with published, peer-reviewed survey methods.
  • Yes: Full count or representative sample. Random probability sample of people aged 15 and older living in private households.
  • Yes: Raw data downloadable. Respondent-level data are a free download from the ESS Data Portal after free registration.
  • Yes: No known break or quality problem. The ESS portal flags no break or quality problem for this question in this country.
37%
Numbeo Safety Index by country, 2026 Mid-YearNumbeo · Perception surveyRetrieved 2026-10-2666.42026
Numbeo Safety Index for Norway (66.4), which is 100 minus Numbeo's Crime Index (33.6).

Numbeo builds both from answers by visitors to its website to questions about crime and safety, scored from -2 to +2 and scaled to 0-100, using answers from the past five years. It is an index, not a share of people, so it is shown but not counted.

Raw file: rankings_2026mid.html (Numbeo "Crime Index by Country 2026 Mid-Year"), row "Norway".

1 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. Numbeo explains on its indices page how answers are scored and scaled.
  • No: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. A commercial website, not official statistics and not peer-reviewed.
  • No: Full count or representative sample. Answers come from self-selected website visitors, not a representative sample.
  • No: Raw data downloadable. The table is free to view; downloading it needs a paid Numbeo plan.
  • No: No known break or quality problem. It pools answers from the past five years, so it does not describe a single year.
Not counted

Feel safe walking alone at night, Sweden

Share of adults who say they feel safe walking alone at night where they live. Sweden, Gallup 2024, ESS 2023. Unit: % of adults.

81% of adults, 2024

77Trust scoreModerate certainty

Score breakdown

Quality29.9 / 40

How well the sources are made

Agreement25.6 / 30

How close the sources are to each other

Independence12 / 20

How many separate ways the number was measured

Freshness10 / 10

How recent the newest data is

How much each source counts

  • Gallup63%
  • ESS37%

Shown but not counted: Numbeo (measures something else).

Sources

SourceValueDefinitionQualityWeight
Gallup Global Safety Report 2025, safe walking alone at nightGallup, Inc. · Perception surveyRetrieved 2026-10-26812024
Share of people aged 15 and older answering yes to "Do you feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area where you live?" in the Gallup World Poll, 2024.

Sample: 1,004 telephone interviews, fieldwork Jul 2 - Aug 24, 2024; Gallup gives a maximum margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 points. Gallup publishes whole percentages.

Raw file: Gallup_Global-Safety-Report-2025.pdf, table "Safe to Walk Alone at Night (% Yes), 2024", printed page 22 (PDF page 24), row "Sweden". Sample details: World_Poll_Dataset_Details_022026.pdf (https://www.gallup.com/file/services/177797/World_Poll_Dataset_Details_022026.pdf), PDF page 226.

3 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. Gallup publishes the question wording, sampling method and per-country sample details.
  • No: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. A poll by a private company, not official statistics and not peer-reviewed.
  • Yes: Full count or representative sample. Probability-based sample of people aged 15 and older that Gallup describes as nationally representative.
  • No: Raw data downloadable. Only the country table in the report is free; respondent-level data need a paid Gallup subscription.
  • Yes: No known break or quality problem. Gallup lists no excluded areas or groups for this country in 2024.
63%
European Social Survey Round 11, safe walking alone after darkEuropean Social Survey (ESS ERIC) · Perception surveyRetrieved 2026-10-26872023
Share answering "very safe" (48%) or "safe" (39.04%) to "How safe do you - or would you - feel walking alone in this area after dark?" (answers: very safe, safe, unsafe, very unsafe), among people aged 15 and older in private households with a valid answer (1,227 respondents in the portal's table), weighted by the ESS post-stratification weight (pspwght).

Fieldwork for Round 11 ran between March 2023 and December 2024 depending on the country; the ESS labels the round 2023. The question is about "this area after dark" and includes people who never go out alone ("or would you"), so it is close to but not the same as Gallup's question.

Read from the ESS Data Portal variable viewer for aesfdrk, ESS11 integrated file edition 4.2 (chart point labels, two decimals; the page's data table shows the same values to one decimal). Copy of the page values: raw/feeling-safe-at-night/ess/aesfdrk_chart_points.txt.

5 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. The ESS publishes its questionnaire, sampling design and weighting documentation.
  • Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. Academic cross-national survey run by ESS ERIC, a European research infrastructure, with published, peer-reviewed survey methods.
  • Yes: Full count or representative sample. Random probability sample of people aged 15 and older living in private households.
  • Yes: Raw data downloadable. Respondent-level data are a free download from the ESS Data Portal after free registration.
  • Yes: No known break or quality problem. The ESS portal flags no break or quality problem for this question in this country.
37%
Numbeo Safety Index by country, 2026 Mid-YearNumbeo · Perception surveyRetrieved 2026-10-2652.22026
Numbeo Safety Index for Sweden (52.2), which is 100 minus Numbeo's Crime Index (47.8).

Numbeo builds both from answers by visitors to its website to questions about crime and safety, scored from -2 to +2 and scaled to 0-100, using answers from the past five years. It is an index, not a share of people, so it is shown but not counted.

Raw file: rankings_2026mid.html (Numbeo "Crime Index by Country 2026 Mid-Year"), row "Sweden".

1 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. Numbeo explains on its indices page how answers are scored and scaled.
  • No: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. A commercial website, not official statistics and not peer-reviewed.
  • No: Full count or representative sample. Answers come from self-selected website visitors, not a representative sample.
  • No: Raw data downloadable. The table is free to view; downloading it needs a paid Numbeo plan.
  • No: No known break or quality problem. It pools answers from the past five years, so it does not describe a single year.
Not counted

Feel safe walking alone at night, Singapore

Share of adults who say they feel safe walking alone at night where they live. Singapore, 2024. Unit: % of adults.

98% of adults, 2024

55Trust scoreLow certainty

Only one source – not confirmed by others. Agreement can't be measured, so the score can't reach High.

Score breakdown

Quality24 / 40

How well the sources are made

Agreement15 / 30

Unknown with one source, so set to half

Independence6 / 20

How many separate ways the number was measured

Freshness10 / 10

How recent the newest data is

How much each source counts

  • Gallup100%

Shown but not counted: Numbeo (measures something else).

Sources

SourceValueDefinitionQualityWeight
Gallup Global Safety Report 2025, safe walking alone at nightGallup, Inc. · Perception surveyRetrieved 2026-10-26982024
Share of people aged 15 and older answering yes to "Do you feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area where you live?" in the Gallup World Poll, 2024.

Sample: 1,000 telephone interviews, fieldwork Jun 14, 2024 - Jan 1, 2025; Gallup gives a maximum margin of error of plus or minus 4 points. Gallup publishes whole percentages.

Raw file: Gallup_Global-Safety-Report-2025.pdf, table "Safe to Walk Alone at Night (% Yes), 2024", printed page 22 (PDF page 24), row "Singapore". Sample details: World_Poll_Dataset_Details_022026.pdf (https://www.gallup.com/file/services/177797/World_Poll_Dataset_Details_022026.pdf), PDF page 226.

3 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. Gallup publishes the question wording, sampling method and per-country sample details.
  • No: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. A poll by a private company, not official statistics and not peer-reviewed.
  • Yes: Full count or representative sample. Probability-based sample of people aged 15 and older that Gallup describes as nationally representative.
  • No: Raw data downloadable. Only the country table in the report is free; respondent-level data need a paid Gallup subscription.
  • Yes: No known break or quality problem. Gallup lists no excluded areas or groups for this country in 2024.
100%
Numbeo Safety Index by country, 2026 Mid-YearNumbeo · Perception surveyRetrieved 2026-10-2677.72026
Numbeo Safety Index for Singapore (77.7), which is 100 minus Numbeo's Crime Index (22.3).

Numbeo builds both from answers by visitors to its website to questions about crime and safety, scored from -2 to +2 and scaled to 0-100, using answers from the past five years. It is an index, not a share of people, so it is shown but not counted.

Raw file: rankings_2026mid.html (Numbeo "Crime Index by Country 2026 Mid-Year"), row "Singapore".

1 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. Numbeo explains on its indices page how answers are scored and scaled.
  • No: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. A commercial website, not official statistics and not peer-reviewed.
  • No: Full count or representative sample. Answers come from self-selected website visitors, not a representative sample.
  • No: Raw data downloadable. The table is free to view; downloading it needs a paid Numbeo plan.
  • No: No known break or quality problem. It pools answers from the past five years, so it does not describe a single year.
Not counted

Feel safe walking alone at night, United States

Share of adults who say they feel safe walking alone at night where they live. United States, 2024. Unit: % of adults.

71% of adults, 2024

55Trust scoreLow certainty

Only one source – not confirmed by others. Agreement can't be measured, so the score can't reach High.

Score breakdown

Quality24 / 40

How well the sources are made

Agreement15 / 30

Unknown with one source, so set to half

Independence6 / 20

How many separate ways the number was measured

Freshness10 / 10

How recent the newest data is

How much each source counts

  • Gallup100%

Shown but not counted: Numbeo (measures something else).

Sources

SourceValueDefinitionQualityWeight
Gallup Global Safety Report 2025, safe walking alone at nightGallup, Inc. · Perception surveyRetrieved 2026-10-26712024
Share of people aged 15 and older answering yes to "Do you feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area where you live?" in the Gallup World Poll, 2024.

Sample: 1,000 telephone interviews, fieldwork Jun 28 - Aug 1, 2024; Gallup gives a maximum margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 points. Gallup publishes whole percentages.

Raw file: Gallup_Global-Safety-Report-2025.pdf, table "Safe to Walk Alone at Night (% Yes), 2024", printed page 23 (PDF page 25), row "United States". Sample details: World_Poll_Dataset_Details_022026.pdf (https://www.gallup.com/file/services/177797/World_Poll_Dataset_Details_022026.pdf), PDF page 228.

3 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. Gallup publishes the question wording, sampling method and per-country sample details.
  • No: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. A poll by a private company, not official statistics and not peer-reviewed.
  • Yes: Full count or representative sample. Probability-based sample of people aged 15 and older that Gallup describes as nationally representative.
  • No: Raw data downloadable. Only the country table in the report is free; respondent-level data need a paid Gallup subscription.
  • Yes: No known break or quality problem. Gallup lists no excluded areas or groups for this country in 2024.
100%
Numbeo Safety Index by country, 2026 Mid-YearNumbeo · Perception surveyRetrieved 2026-10-2650.82026
Numbeo Safety Index for United States (50.8), which is 100 minus Numbeo's Crime Index (49.2).

Numbeo builds both from answers by visitors to its website to questions about crime and safety, scored from -2 to +2 and scaled to 0-100, using answers from the past five years. It is an index, not a share of people, so it is shown but not counted.

Raw file: rankings_2026mid.html (Numbeo "Crime Index by Country 2026 Mid-Year"), row "United States".

1 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. Numbeo explains on its indices page how answers are scored and scaled.
  • No: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. A commercial website, not official statistics and not peer-reviewed.
  • No: Full count or representative sample. Answers come from self-selected website visitors, not a representative sample.
  • No: Raw data downloadable. The table is free to view; downloading it needs a paid Numbeo plan.
  • No: No known break or quality problem. It pools answers from the past five years, so it does not describe a single year.
Not counted

Feel safe walking alone at night, South Africa

Share of adults who say they feel safe walking alone at night where they live. South Africa, 2024. Unit: % of adults.

33% of adults, 2024

55Trust scoreLow certainty

Only one source – not confirmed by others. Agreement can't be measured, so the score can't reach High.

Score breakdown

Quality24 / 40

How well the sources are made

Agreement15 / 30

Unknown with one source, so set to half

Independence6 / 20

How many separate ways the number was measured

Freshness10 / 10

How recent the newest data is

How much each source counts

  • Gallup100%

Shown but not counted: Numbeo (measures something else).

Sources

SourceValueDefinitionQualityWeight
Gallup Global Safety Report 2025, safe walking alone at nightGallup, Inc. · Perception surveyRetrieved 2026-10-26332024
Share of people aged 15 and older answering yes to "Do you feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area where you live?" in the Gallup World Poll, 2024.

Sample: 1,000 face-to-face interviews, fieldwork Aug 27 - Oct 4, 2024; Gallup gives a maximum margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 points. Gallup publishes whole percentages.

Raw file: Gallup_Global-Safety-Report-2025.pdf, table "Safe to Walk Alone at Night (% Yes), 2024", printed page 24 (PDF page 26), row "South Africa". Sample details: World_Poll_Dataset_Details_022026.pdf (https://www.gallup.com/file/services/177797/World_Poll_Dataset_Details_022026.pdf), PDF page 226.

3 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. Gallup publishes the question wording, sampling method and per-country sample details.
  • No: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. A poll by a private company, not official statistics and not peer-reviewed.
  • Yes: Full count or representative sample. Probability-based sample of people aged 15 and older that Gallup describes as nationally representative.
  • No: Raw data downloadable. Only the country table in the report is free; respondent-level data need a paid Gallup subscription.
  • Yes: No known break or quality problem. Gallup lists no excluded areas or groups for this country in 2024.
100%
Numbeo Safety Index by country, 2026 Mid-YearNumbeo · Perception surveyRetrieved 2026-10-2625.52026
Numbeo Safety Index for South Africa (25.5), which is 100 minus Numbeo's Crime Index (74.5).

Numbeo builds both from answers by visitors to its website to questions about crime and safety, scored from -2 to +2 and scaled to 0-100, using answers from the past five years. It is an index, not a share of people, so it is shown but not counted.

Raw file: rankings_2026mid.html (Numbeo "Crime Index by Country 2026 Mid-Year"), row "South Africa".

1 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. Numbeo explains on its indices page how answers are scored and scaled.
  • No: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. A commercial website, not official statistics and not peer-reviewed.
  • No: Full count or representative sample. Answers come from self-selected website visitors, not a representative sample.
  • No: Raw data downloadable. The table is free to view; downloading it needs a paid Numbeo plan.
  • No: No known break or quality problem. It pools answers from the past five years, so it does not describe a single year.
Not counted

Feel safe walking alone at night, Brazil

Share of adults who say they feel safe walking alone at night where they live. Brazil, 2024. Unit: % of adults.

51% of adults, 2024

55Trust scoreLow certainty

Only one source – not confirmed by others. Agreement can't be measured, so the score can't reach High.

Score breakdown

Quality24 / 40

How well the sources are made

Agreement15 / 30

Unknown with one source, so set to half

Independence6 / 20

How many separate ways the number was measured

Freshness10 / 10

How recent the newest data is

How much each source counts

  • Gallup100%

Shown but not counted: Numbeo (measures something else).

Sources

SourceValueDefinitionQualityWeight
Gallup Global Safety Report 2025, safe walking alone at nightGallup, Inc. · Perception surveyRetrieved 2026-10-26512024
Share of people aged 15 and older answering yes to "Do you feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area where you live?" in the Gallup World Poll, 2024.

Sample: 1,000 face-to-face interviews, fieldwork Jul 27 - Sep 8, 2024; Gallup gives a maximum margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 points. Gallup publishes whole percentages.

Raw file: Gallup_Global-Safety-Report-2025.pdf, table "Safe to Walk Alone at Night (% Yes), 2024", printed page 24 (PDF page 26), row "Brazil". Sample details: World_Poll_Dataset_Details_022026.pdf (https://www.gallup.com/file/services/177797/World_Poll_Dataset_Details_022026.pdf), PDF page 216.

3 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. Gallup publishes the question wording, sampling method and per-country sample details.
  • No: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. A poll by a private company, not official statistics and not peer-reviewed.
  • Yes: Full count or representative sample. Probability-based sample of people aged 15 and older that Gallup describes as nationally representative.
  • No: Raw data downloadable. Only the country table in the report is free; respondent-level data need a paid Gallup subscription.
  • Yes: No known break or quality problem. Gallup lists no excluded areas or groups for this country in 2024.
100%
Numbeo Safety Index by country, 2026 Mid-YearNumbeo · Perception surveyRetrieved 2026-10-2636.42026
Numbeo Safety Index for Brazil (36.4), which is 100 minus Numbeo's Crime Index (63.6).

Numbeo builds both from answers by visitors to its website to questions about crime and safety, scored from -2 to +2 and scaled to 0-100, using answers from the past five years. It is an index, not a share of people, so it is shown but not counted.

Raw file: rankings_2026mid.html (Numbeo "Crime Index by Country 2026 Mid-Year"), row "Brazil".

1 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. Numbeo explains on its indices page how answers are scored and scaled.
  • No: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. A commercial website, not official statistics and not peer-reviewed.
  • No: Full count or representative sample. Answers come from self-selected website visitors, not a representative sample.
  • No: Raw data downloadable. The table is free to view; downloading it needs a paid Numbeo plan.
  • No: No known break or quality problem. It pools answers from the past five years, so it does not describe a single year.
Not counted

Feel safe walking alone at night, Saudi Arabia

Share of adults who say they feel safe walking alone at night where they live. Saudi Arabia, 2024. Unit: % of adults.

93% of adults, 2024

47Trust scoreLow certainty

Only one source – not confirmed by others. Agreement can't be measured, so the score can't reach High.

Score breakdown

Quality16 / 40

How well the sources are made

Agreement15 / 30

Unknown with one source, so set to half

Independence6 / 20

How many separate ways the number was measured

Freshness10 / 10

How recent the newest data is

How much each source counts

  • Gallup100%

Shown but not counted: Numbeo (measures something else).

Sources

SourceValueDefinitionQualityWeight
Gallup Global Safety Report 2025, safe walking alone at nightGallup, Inc. · Perception surveyRetrieved 2026-10-26932024
Share of people aged 15 and older answering yes to "Do you feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area where you live?" in the Gallup World Poll, 2024.

Sample: 1,018 telephone interviews, fieldwork Jun 23 - Jul 22, 2024; Gallup gives a maximum margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 points. Gallup publishes whole percentages.

Raw file: Gallup_Global-Safety-Report-2025.pdf, table "Safe to Walk Alone at Night (% Yes), 2024", printed page 22 (PDF page 24), row "Saudi Arabia". Sample details: World_Poll_Dataset_Details_022026.pdf (https://www.gallup.com/file/services/177797/World_Poll_Dataset_Details_022026.pdf), PDF page 225.

2 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. Gallup publishes the question wording, sampling method and per-country sample details.
  • No: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. A poll by a private company, not official statistics and not peer-reviewed.
  • Yes: Full count or representative sample. Probability-based sample of people aged 15 and older that Gallup describes as nationally representative.
  • No: Raw data downloadable. Only the country table in the report is free; respondent-level data need a paid Gallup subscription.
  • No: No known break or quality problem. Coverage gap in Gallup's 2024 sample: "Includes Saudis, Arab expatriates, and non-Arabs who were able to complete the interview in Arabic, English, Urdu, or Hindi."
100%
Numbeo Safety Index by country, 2026 Mid-YearNumbeo · Perception surveyRetrieved 2026-10-2676.82026
Numbeo Safety Index for Saudi Arabia (76.8), which is 100 minus Numbeo's Crime Index (23.2).

Numbeo builds both from answers by visitors to its website to questions about crime and safety, scored from -2 to +2 and scaled to 0-100, using answers from the past five years. It is an index, not a share of people, so it is shown but not counted.

Raw file: rankings_2026mid.html (Numbeo "Crime Index by Country 2026 Mid-Year"), row "Saudi Arabia".

1 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. Numbeo explains on its indices page how answers are scored and scaled.
  • No: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. A commercial website, not official statistics and not peer-reviewed.
  • No: Full count or representative sample. Answers come from self-selected website visitors, not a representative sample.
  • No: Raw data downloadable. The table is free to view; downloading it needs a paid Numbeo plan.
  • No: No known break or quality problem. It pools answers from the past five years, so it does not describe a single year.
Not counted

Feel safe walking alone at night, United Kingdom

Share of adults who say they feel safe walking alone at night where they live. United Kingdom, Gallup 2024, ESS 2023. Unit: % of adults.

76% of adults, 2024

77Trust scoreModerate certainty

Score breakdown

Quality29.9 / 40

How well the sources are made

Agreement25.5 / 30

How close the sources are to each other

Independence12 / 20

How many separate ways the number was measured

Freshness10 / 10

How recent the newest data is

How much each source counts

  • Gallup63%
  • ESS37%

Shown but not counted: Numbeo (measures something else).

Sources

SourceValueDefinitionQualityWeight
Gallup Global Safety Report 2025, safe walking alone at nightGallup, Inc. · Perception surveyRetrieved 2026-10-26762024
Share of people aged 15 and older answering yes to "Do you feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area where you live?" in the Gallup World Poll, 2024.

Sample: 1,000 telephone interviews, fieldwork May 13 - Jun 14, 2024; Gallup gives a maximum margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 points. Gallup publishes whole percentages.

Raw file: Gallup_Global-Safety-Report-2025.pdf, table "Safe to Walk Alone at Night (% Yes), 2024", printed page 22 (PDF page 24), row "United Kingdom". Sample details: World_Poll_Dataset_Details_022026.pdf (https://www.gallup.com/file/services/177797/World_Poll_Dataset_Details_022026.pdf), PDF page 228.

3 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. Gallup publishes the question wording, sampling method and per-country sample details.
  • No: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. A poll by a private company, not official statistics and not peer-reviewed.
  • Yes: Full count or representative sample. Probability-based sample of people aged 15 and older that Gallup describes as nationally representative.
  • No: Raw data downloadable. Only the country table in the report is free; respondent-level data need a paid Gallup subscription.
  • Yes: No known break or quality problem. Gallup lists no excluded areas or groups for this country in 2024.
63%
European Social Survey Round 11, safe walking alone after darkEuropean Social Survey (ESS ERIC) · Perception surveyRetrieved 2026-10-2681.72023
Share answering "very safe" (28.49%) or "safe" (53.2%) to "How safe do you - or would you - feel walking alone in this area after dark?" (answers: very safe, safe, unsafe, very unsafe), among people aged 15 and older in private households with a valid answer (1,671 respondents in the portal's table), weighted by the ESS post-stratification weight (pspwght).

Fieldwork for Round 11 ran between March 2023 and December 2024 depending on the country; the ESS labels the round 2023. The question is about "this area after dark" and includes people who never go out alone ("or would you"), so it is close to but not the same as Gallup's question.

Read from the ESS Data Portal variable viewer for aesfdrk, ESS11 integrated file edition 4.2 (chart point labels, two decimals; the page's data table shows the same values to one decimal). Copy of the page values: raw/feeling-safe-at-night/ess/aesfdrk_chart_points.txt.

5 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. The ESS publishes its questionnaire, sampling design and weighting documentation.
  • Yes: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. Academic cross-national survey run by ESS ERIC, a European research infrastructure, with published, peer-reviewed survey methods.
  • Yes: Full count or representative sample. Random probability sample of people aged 15 and older living in private households.
  • Yes: Raw data downloadable. Respondent-level data are a free download from the ESS Data Portal after free registration.
  • Yes: No known break or quality problem. The ESS portal flags no break or quality problem for this question in this country.
37%
Numbeo Safety Index by country, 2026 Mid-YearNumbeo · Perception surveyRetrieved 2026-10-2651.82026
Numbeo Safety Index for United Kingdom (51.8), which is 100 minus Numbeo's Crime Index (48.2).

Numbeo builds both from answers by visitors to its website to questions about crime and safety, scored from -2 to +2 and scaled to 0-100, using answers from the past five years. It is an index, not a share of people, so it is shown but not counted.

Raw file: rankings_2026mid.html (Numbeo "Crime Index by Country 2026 Mid-Year"), row "United Kingdom".

1 of 5 checks
  • Yes: Method and definitions published. Numbeo explains on its indices page how answers are scored and scaled.
  • No: Official statistics or peer-reviewed. A commercial website, not official statistics and not peer-reviewed.
  • No: Full count or representative sample. Answers come from self-selected website visitors, not a representative sample.
  • No: Raw data downloadable. The table is free to view; downloading it needs a paid Numbeo plan.
  • No: No known break or quality problem. It pools answers from the past five years, so it does not describe a single year.
Not counted

All countries

One row each, sorted by name. Each row's score is calculated the same way as the examples above. Click a column heading to sort.

Each value links to its source file. Retrieved 2026-10-26. Unit: % of adults. Rates rounded to two decimals.
Albania7155.7–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Algeria7847.2–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Argentina4837–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Armenia8578–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Australia6652.6–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Austria8470.886.72024 / 2023 / 2026
80High certainty
Azerbaijan7468.5–2024 / 2026
47Low certainty
Bahrain9077.7–2024 / 2026
47Low certainty
Bangladesh7439.3–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Belgium7450.578.32024 / 2023 / 2026
78Moderate certainty
Belize7448.2–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Benin59––2024
55Low certainty
Bolivia4935.8–2024 / 2026
47Low certainty
Bosnia and Herzegovina6959.3–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Botswana3448.9–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Brazil5136.4–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Bulgaria7264.853.32024 / 2023 / 2026
66Moderate certainty
Burkina Faso67––2024
47Low certainty
Cambodia6251.2–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Cameroon4435.2–2024 / 2026
47Low certainty
Canada7554.4–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Chad41––2024
47Low certainty
Chile3939.4–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
China9477–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Colombia4938.7–2024 / 2026
47Low certainty
Comoros67––2024
55Low certainty
Costa Rica5345.8–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Cote d'Ivoire6544.3–2024 / 2026
47Low certainty
Croatia7674.892.92024 / 2023 / 2026
69Moderate certainty
Cyprus7266.468.42024 / 2023 / 2026
79Moderate certainty
Czech Republic7873.3–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Democratic Republic of the Congo47––2024
47Low certainty
Denmark8973.2–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Dominican Republic4740.4–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Ecuador3838.3–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Egypt8254–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
El Salvador8744.5–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Estonia8376.590.52024 / 2023 / 2026
76Moderate certainty
Eswatini40––2024
55Low certainty
Ethiopia5849.7–2024 / 2026
47Low certainty
Finland8873.792.32024 / 2023 / 2026
79Moderate certainty
France7344.274.62024 / 2023 / 2026
81High certainty
Gabon44––2024
55Low certainty
Gambia48––2024
55Low certainty
Georgia8273.1–2024 / 2026
47Low certainty
Germany7861752024 / 2023 / 2026
80High certainty
Ghana6556.8–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Greece645467.32024 / 2023 / 2026
79Moderate certainty
Guatemala5443.8–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Guinea60––2024
55Low certainty
Honduras5828.1–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Hong Kong, S.A.R. of China9178.2–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Hungary7566.888.92024 / 2023 / 2026
71Moderate certainty
Iceland8874.593.52024 / 2023 / 2026
78Moderate certainty
India7255.8–2024 / 2026
47Low certainty
Indonesia8353.8–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Iran7849.3–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Iraq7760.5–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Ireland7650.979.82024 / 2023 / 2026
79Moderate certainty
Israel7168.273.32024 / 2023 / 2026
77Moderate certainty
Italy6052.668.12024 / 2023 / 2026
74Moderate certainty
Japan7877.8–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Jordan7760.4–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Kazakhstan6754.8–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Kenya4744.8–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Kosovo8958.8–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Kuwait9167.6–2024 / 2026
47Low certainty
Kyrgyzstan7750.5–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Lao People's Democratic Republic63––2024
47Low certainty
Latvia746474.12024 / 2023 / 2026
82High certainty
Lebanon5253.2–2024 / 2026
47Low certainty
Lesotho34––2024
55Low certainty
Liberia37––2024
55Low certainty
Libya7244.1–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Lithuania7467.276.72024 / 2023 / 2026
80High certainty
Madagascar43––2024
47Low certainty
Malawi46––2024
55Low certainty
Malaysia5852–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Mali69––2024
47Low certainty
Malta7157–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Mauritania64––2024
55Low certainty
Mauritius6250.7–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Mexico5147.3–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Moldova, Republic of6855.4–2024 / 2026
47Low certainty
Mongolia5348.8–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Montenegro8766.481.82024 / 2023 / 2026
78Moderate certainty
Morocco6852.9–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Mozambique5039–2024 / 2026
47Low certainty
Myanmar4148.5–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Namibia5036.4–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Nepal6363.9–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Netherlands8272.3882024 / 2023 / 2026
78Moderate certainty
New Zealand6451.2–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Nicaragua6349.2–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Niger67––2024
47Low certainty
Nigeria5333.4–2024 / 2026
47Low certainty
North Macedonia7558.9–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Northern Cyprus77––2024
55Low certainty
Norway9166.494.92024 / 2023 / 2026
79Moderate certainty
Oman9481.7–2024 / 2026
47Low certainty
Pakistan5157.8–2024 / 2026
47Low certainty
Panama6357.6–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Paraguay5141.7–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Peru4333.1–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Philippines6456.6–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Poland6871.3922024 / 2023 / 2026
58Low certainty
Portugal7866.782.92024 / 2023 / 2026
78Moderate certainty
Republic of the Congo47––2024
55Low certainty
Romania6966.9–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Russian Federation6961.9–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Rwanda7873.6–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Saudi Arabia9376.8–2024 / 2026
47Low certainty
Senegal60––2024
47Low certainty
Serbia7863.186.72024 / 2023 / 2026
75Moderate certainty
Sierra Leone54––2024
55Low certainty
Singapore9877.7–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Slovakia6969.175.32024 / 2023 / 2026
76Moderate certainty
Slovenia8475.594.62024 / 2023 / 2026
74Moderate certainty
South Africa3325.5–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
South Korea8070.3–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Spain8161.982.72024 / 2023 / 2026
81High certainty
Sri Lanka6357.5–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
State of Palestine5655.9–2024 / 2026
47Low certainty
Sweden8152.2872024 / 2023 / 2026
77Moderate certainty
Switzerland8871.991.22024 / 2023 / 2026
80High certainty
Taiwan (Province of China)8782.9–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Tajikistan95––2024
55Low certainty
Tanzania6846.5–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Thailand7063.6–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Togo48––2024
47Low certainty
Trinidad and Tobago4928.9–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Tunisia6455.5–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Türkiye5258.5–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Uganda4845.9–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Ukraine6253.174.82024 / 2023 / 2026
62Moderate certainty
United Arab Emirates9086.4–2024 / 2026
47Low certainty
United Kingdom7651.881.72024 / 2023 / 2026
77Moderate certainty
United States7150.8–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Uruguay5047.3–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Uzbekistan8672.7–2024 / 2026
47Low certainty
Venezuela5919.5–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Vietnam8860.2–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Zambia4252.9–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty
Zimbabwe4038.8–2024 / 2026
55Low certainty

Why the numbers differ

  • Question wording: Gallup asks a yes-or-no question about feeling safe walking alone at night in the city or area where you live. The ESS asks how safe you feel, or would feel, walking alone in this area after dark, with four answers, and this page counts "very safe" and "safe" together.
  • Sample frames: Gallup usually interviews about 1,000 people aged 15 and older per country, by phone or face to face, and leaves out some areas (often insecure or remote regions) and, in Gulf states, people who cannot answer in the interview languages. The ESS interviews random samples of people aged 15 and older living in private households. (source, retrieved 2026-10-26)
  • Women and men answer very differently. Gallup reports that in 2024 67% of women and 78% of men worldwide said they feel safe, a gap of 11 points, with a gap of 10 points or more in 104 of 144 countries. In the United States the gap is 26 points (58% of women feel safe); in Italy 44% of women and 76% of men do. A country's overall share depends on how these groups are weighted. (source, retrieved 2026-10-26)
  • Timing: Gallup's figures come from interviews in 2024; ESS Round 11 interviews ran from 2023 into 2024.
  • Numbeo's Safety Index is built from answers by self-selected website visitors over five years and is a score, not a share of people, so it is shown for reference and not counted.

Common mistakes

  • Feeling safe is not the same as low crime. How safe people feel depends on more than crime, and a country can rank high on feeling safe while recording many homicides, or the reverse. Compare it with recorded crime, such as the homicide rate, before drawing conclusions. (source, retrieved 2026-10-26)
  • Numbeo's Safety Index is not the share of people who feel safe. It is a 0-100 score built from website visitors' answers. (source, retrieved 2026-10-26)