OVER HALF OF WOMEN IN GERMANY FEEL UNSAFE IN PUBLIC SPACES

Screen grabbed from CCTV footage shows the woman is kicked down a flight of stairs at a Berlin subway station (File photo)

Fri 31 October 2025:

More than half of women in Germany feel unsafe in public spaces, according to a survey reported Tuesday by the German news agency DPA.

The survey, conducted by polling institute Civey among 5,000 adults aged 18 and older, found that 55 percent of women said they felt unsafe in all the public locations surveyed – including streets, public transport, parks, clubs, and train stations.

Nightclubs and train stations were viewed as the least safe places, with only 14 percent of female respondents saying they felt secure there.

Across all participants, including men, 49 percent said they did not feel safe in any of the locations mentioned.

The findings come amid a rise in gender-based violence across Germany. According to the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), crimes directed against women have continued to increase in recent years.

In its latest report on gender-specific crimes, the BKA recorded 322 bias-motivated crimes against women in 2023, marking a 56.3 percent increase compared with the previous year. Within this category, 29 misogynistic violent offenses were documented, nearly double the figure from 2022.

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In the EU, 1 in 3 women (about 50 million) have faced physical or sexual violence since age 15—at home, work, or in public.

No safe spaces exist: 55% report sexual harassment lifetime, with 72% of incidents from strangers in streets or transport.

Young women (18-29) are hit hardest—41.6% endure workplace harassment, 13% non-partner sexual violence.

Global Women’s Safety

Key Insights from 2025 DataWomen’s safety remains a critical global challenge, with violence affecting nearly one in three women worldwide—equivalent to about 736 million women aged 15 and older who have experienced physical or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV), non-partner sexual violence, or both at least once in their lifetime.

Globally, 30% of women face such violence, with rates varying sharply by region: 33% in the WHO African region, 31% in the Eastern Mediterranean, and as low as 20% in the Western Pacific.

Additionally, 6% report non-partner sexual violence, and up to 38% of female homicides are committed by intimate partners.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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