Top Ten Most Dangerous Cities in Europe

I was living in Naples for some years.

Even if it's dirty and deteriorate, the city itself is very beautiful and some places are special.

By the way, I must admit that many people are arrogant. They say they are friendly and warm but I found a lot of rude and impolite people and they're often extremely intrusive.

The ignorance you can find here is rare in other European cities and it's very difficult to find people who can speak English (even in a basic way). Italian its self can be a problem for some people, especially in some neighborhood.

Episodes of racism and xenophobia, sometimes even resulting in violence, are quite common, based on personal and friend's experiences, and I saw people insulted or even beaten even for having disabilities or physical difficulties.

Personally I've never had problems with robbery but I know about many people having had this kind of problems and it happens quite often to see tourist robbed or bag-snatched.

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I really wonder who those people are writing all these bad reviews. To me it seems like either fat white americans or other european white-collar-sit on the desk all day-people who lost connection to actual life and reality. Probably peole who live in suburbs or rich people communities without any sense for anything else besides their little world..
I've spent 6 days in Napoli with my girl in 2018 (my second time after 2013), both looking like dumb tourists with backpacks 50% of the time. She lives in London, me in Berlin.
Napoli is an amazing place to visit, offers great cultural depth, the best food, affordable everything, amazing weather, great sights and the ocean.
It's proper italian and I mean it.
All these people saying the northern italy is so much better don't want to see real italy in my opinion.
Outside of Napoli you can visit the volcano Vesuvio and the lost city of pompeii. You are in a good place to go further south as well to go into proper food ...more

It's a fact that London is very dangerous even under CCTV. It is statistically the most dangerous city of Europe, straight after comes Glasgow with knifes aggression. Foreigners can easily see the difference on the high level of violence compare to their other European countries. South west London is considering as safe because posh, but it is not the case at all. French people and other foreigners have stories to talk about this area. Blood, dangerous crazy people, junkies, extreme poor-less, fight, murder, etc. We are witness of chocking and bad acts each week. I come from Paris, an area considered as a bad one, but I have never seen in Paris, what I have seen here in 3 months. That's crazy. I live Fulham, my neighbor was killed in his house, an old woman was sexually abuse in the street, 3 children were kidnapped, a man tried to kidnap myself, a girl punched a man, a man had a cheek cut and many more witnessed. When I come back around 8 pm from work, there is more than 50 percent ...more

I am Italian and have actually been to Naples a few times. First time was in middle school, and I got my wallet stolen as soon as I got there. Then I went again recently for business. The city is, in all honesty, a mess. It's dirty, noisy, smelly. There are ALWAYS people harassing you, even multiple times in a single day. There is a lot of criminality as well, and you constantly feel unsafe to walk in streets alone (even at morning! )

On the good side, food is just amazing. Trust me, you won't be disappointed!
(To those who said food is bland, please don't let the bad experience of the city get you! The food in Naples in unquestionably good.)

Russia: Anywhere within any city with a population above 100,000 be indoors by 7pm. Drinking in public is allowed and beer to a 9 month winter Russian is same as koolaid for anyone from the USA.

March of every year, Russian girls need extra vacation money for summer vacations and send love letters to romantics and spouse hunters on the net. Scammers do not lament, it is just about the cash money.

Food: Do not go there for fine dining unless Andrew Zimmern. If you do not speak Russian, they may very well refuse to serve you. McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut, etc. will however do you well all over Russia.

Buy all your booze in the market; never at a street kiosk. Do not booze in a bar even if run by Hindus. They will separate you from your cash quick.

Lots of gangs. The most powerful of them operates from Kremlin. Locals depending on age have a chip on the shoulder (younger ones) or gold mine instead of teeth (older ones). If you happen to be dark skinned expect trouble - if you're lucky you will regain consciousness in a week or two, and loose it immediately when you see how hospital looks like and how much "gratification" docs, nurses et al expect.

I'm English and lived in Moscow for a couple years without a single problem. I used the Metro daily and nightly without a hitch (the armed police on every station is something most counties should replicate). Refreshingly, there aren't any real no-go areas. A far safer city than most capitals in Europe.

Muscovite are very aggressive people. Even in relation to foreign tourists. Everything is connected with corruption and mafia - the crime is EVERYWHERE! This is not Europe - it's barbarians and savages! Avoid Moskova / Moscow (Russia).

People will tell you it's safe, but the matter of fact is that it's really not THAT safe. People get beat up by the police and the authorities all the time and God forbid any homosexuals openly show their affections. They might get killed on the spot by someone. They would certainly get beat up at some point. Murder is not common compared to other post communist countries, but it still does happen. Robbery on the other hand is more common, but the thing that is most troubling is larceny and Belgrade does suffer from it very much.

I think Belgrade is the most dangerous city in Europe, by a clear mile. We can't forget that Belgrade is the capital of Serbia, or as locals call it "the little Russia". Most of its inhabitants are racist and anti-western oriented thus would probably hurt anyone who speaks in one of the languages commonly spoken in Western Europe. Just a year or so ago a French tourist was beaten to death in the Center of Belgrade just because he spoke French. My advice to you is, if you aren't Russian or Slavic, avoid Belgrade, for your own sake.

I have lived in Belgrade all my life and I think the city is generally safe. Sure, there are a lot of people that are hard cored nationalists, prone to pick-pocketing and yes there are gangs. But not all people are in Belgrade are bad and not all part of the city are dangerous. It's a shame that a lot of people don't visit Belgrade because of what happend in the past and what only a few people do. Most of the people leaving here in Belgrade are kind and friendly. Don't judge us because of actions of some idiots.

Wait what?! Car bombing, shooting on street and robbing?! Holly god, I don't know where you have been, but you my friend are lost! Belgrade is a super chill city, where there is a lot to see, and off course there are people who will try to harm u, just like in any other mayor cities... you should just ask locals where is a bad idea to walk around at nighttime, and you just avoid those parts! I was in Paris, and I got attacked, I was in Athens, also got attacked...

Any City in Bulgaria is Completely fine, I am Bulgarian and this city does not deserve to be here. Sofia is an awesome city, The Subway is Very Clean, Modern, and Useful for getting around the city, you Can do a lot of stuff, Whoever put this here is a Toxic Macedonian.

As a 16-year old Sofian, I can tell you that I loathe this HOLE with all my heart. You can get robbed on every corner, you can step over a fresh dog excrement on every street, even in the city centre. Everywhere there are these unbeatably ugly Stalinist high-rise apartment blocks from the communist era that look as if they were a part of a horror film set. Worst sidewalks in the entire Universe, dirtiest air in Europe, dumbest mayor ever, and of course, as everybody here has said, gypsies. Tsigani in Bulgarian, these creatures live on the edge of the acceptable, frenetically building illegal craphouses around Sofia's outskirts. The corrupted pseudo-police never does anything against them, that's why they terrorise the people, they steal, and also ride for free in the messy public transport. All of these unfixable issues contribute to the ridiculously harsh, prison-like atmosphere for those like me who just wait for the day when we'll get out of this hell on Earth...

Sofia is not unsafe! It is actually a very safe city and if you are worried - taxis are extremely cheap. I used to live there for 6 months and walked at night numerous times from the center to Lozenets - I never had any incident. I also used to work in Lyulin - considered to be unsafe and I did not feel that at all. I saw a Gypsy once - I ignored her and she did not care about me anymore. All city center is with cameras. You should use the same precautions as in every other bigger city. The locals are really kind and they like foreigners.

Me as a Dutch person in Sofia lives here fantastic with no problems at all! The street dogs just want to have food and beg, the gypsies are 99% scum, will only rob you when you are small, elderly or a girl. Local hooligans and nationalists? For me that's a good thing and they will never bother you with anything and the locals are friendly (not always of course). Good and safe place to live for sure!

Sarajevo is nice city, however it is true that you can get robbed easy. Who ever does visit the city should keep him/her self in the downtown, should not walk around the suburbs. City with whole lot of historical buildings, and I would call it European Jerusalem. Diversity of different religions on one place, city with good people ready to help at any given time. Like any other big city, yes there are gangs, however it is safe if you keep your self in the old town. Beautiful city with nice night life, nice restaurants, nice food. You just need to get in contact with someone local and than you will discover beauties of the city it self and people that do live there. True it was much nicer, however war has done the damage. Lots of local people are not really from Sarajevo, huge population migration happened during and after the war. My opinion is a must see city.

I truly do not know what this city is doing on the list- I have never felt unsafe in Sarajevo, I have been there several times, and stayed for several weeks, and never, ever saw anybody being robbed. People are helpful, and the city is just amazing, as well as the nature around the city - I have been walking alone at night and nothing ever happened. I even forgot my credit card in a place, and had a guy running after me to give it to me, and this was at 3 am in a suburb. Having it so high on the list compared to London, Berlin, or Bucarest is just ridiculous!

I am Bosnian and I say Sarajevo is very dangerous city, with much corruption and poor people, that drives them insane. It is true that you can get robbed easily, murdered, kidnapped and police down there are criminals too, they don't care if you get shot or robbed, etc. It is a beautiful city with nice clubs, cheap alcohol, nice food (good nightlife), but unfortunately, the city is very high with crimes. For 3 days ago, it was a big shooting in Sarajevo. But like everywhere else, even in the most dangerous place in world, if you don't look for trouble (don't stare at someone, flash with something, have expensive things, be rude, etc.). Just be careful and nice, because people down there have a different mentality, especially those who have been in the war. Don't look like a tourist down there.

Sarajevo is pretty. They have pretty houses and there are trees everywhere. The city is polluted and the air isn't the best, but it isn't that dangerous since there are many people. During the day is WAY safer than the night, at night. There is crime and they sometimes shoot, but it is still nice.

Been there several times and the bad rap is exaggerated. There are parts of the city where you don't want to go night time but that's the same with a lot of cities even smaller ones. It's not beautiful, but cozy. And there are a lot of creative designers, musicians, good shopping, great food from all over the world. In the central parts, there is a "bohemian" neighborhood which is multicultural, young, cool and I would say rather safe to go even at night.

A lot of immigrants aka "youth" in this city in Skåne, it's a real shame. Malmö used to be a great city but ever since the social-democrats and moderates decided to enrich it it's been crap. Here in Sweden you always hear it mentioned when talking about crime, immigration and violence. I recommend everyone to keep away from this hell hole of a city.
And to my fellow Swedes I recommend voting for a party that actually cares about the Swedes and not just about the "Newswedes" next election, or you'll have yourself to blame when it spreads to your town.

Immigrants who live here are forced to live in poverty and lack acceptance from the Swedish population. That is how dangerous people are systematically created. Segregation and poverty. In some regions they separate the Muslim immagrant sand Swedish students. Swedish people act very entitled and call immigrants terrorists and rapists.

A total dump and getting worse cause of massive immigration from the third world. Very dangerous in several areas of the city. Do not walk home alone after the pub. Many gangs and many robberies and shootings. Not a safe place for women eighter due the high amount of sexual crime. (This is a severe problem in the whole country.) The city serves as a very good example of the dangers of uncontrolled immigration.

Its one of the most mafia cities, I never seen like this one. I have terrible experience and got rub by police mafia.

I never had problems in Odessa. Only problems are corrupted cops wanting to steal your cash.

Tough city, most people just looked pissed off while the rest look crazy.

Too many sexy women

This is the worst City and the worst people I have ever been to in my 10 years of travelling around the world. Since from the airport you will regret going to that city. Though Istanbul is very good city to visit as a tourist but the people there are not nice. The taxi drivers would definitely cheat you around tourist areas like Taksim. I enjoyed the city but had a very negative experience with the people. I have been to a club in Istiklal because I am black one stupid bouncer asked me to stay only by the bar. I nearly punched his face but men he was stronger than me. I wouldn't take the risk. That was the first time I experienced racism in my life.

Europeans who visit "Clean" areas might not have any problems and would say "Safest city" but you've got to live there to understand. Has very big sexual crime problem. One of the worst places for a woman to be because of Islamic and racist and pervert attitude of people. Sellers always try to scam foreigners. People have very big tension and always looking for people to beat up.

It is very safe, conservative and clean except for very few areas well known like any in the world. I stayed there for almost a month. I love it people are very friendly and helpful unlike other countries I visited.
In Istanbul, you will enjoy friendly atmosphere, stay away from Aksaray.

The only good thing in this city is the Saint Sofia temple. Other than that, horrible place. Dirty, dangerous, unsafe for women, thieves, provocative locals, rude taxi drivers, and people ready to take advantage of you as soon as they realized you were a tourist. Would I go there again? Hell no.

No one even lives here! Everyone was evacuated due to the Chernobyl disaster, and now it's a dead zone! The only dangerous thing there is the radiation!

I don't get why people would visit this place. I know that there's a limited amount of time that you can be in Pripyat for but you shouldn't risk it.

Donald Trump should go there to collect nuclear waste for overpriced nukes, and hopefully die in the process.

It's abandoned and overgrown did I forget to say that it is full of radiation. no nothing bad about this city.

I lived in Prague for 2 years and I was beaten up on a bi-weekly basis because of the colour of my skin (Indian), I lived in Bratislava for a year and the people there were just as horrible, slightly better than Prague. I have since lived in Bucharest for 4 years and it is literally my favourite place on earth. The people are absolutely lovely here, they are not racist, it is a cheap, safe paradise. I should also mention that I am born and raised in UK, where the people are not too racist but very violent. I was attacked racially as a child but since I've grown up it's not been too bad. I've been working as a Doctor in the Uk for almost a year now and the level of violent attacks is insane.

Honestly, the Bucharest Romania is not that bad... Most of the people saying bad things usually are just people that don't like Romanian. But obviously there is the very strong Romanian Mafia, they are very similar to the early Sicilian mafia, very violent and hypersensitive and hates traitors. I go to Romania every year and I have never encountered the Romanian Mafia because I have not business with them... This is the same for anyone who goes there, you are not in danger unless you have business or bad history with the Mafia. Overall since Romanian's new prime minister has come into place things have got a lot better, crime rates decreased, the city is looking better and you can feel safe walking at night and the nightlife in Bucharest is very nice.

Attacked in the Victoria area by a group of guys who were shouting that "English people didn't belong in Romania and that Romania is for Romanians." This was around 10 on a monday night. They smashed my phone and sunglasses. One of my friends was also attacked in a bathroom at a bar in the center. Luckily, she was okay and someone else intervened. Tons of stray dogs also pose a risk. I've lived in cities around Europe and would say that this is one of the most dangerous. It has a veneer of being safe but if you stay long enough you will see through that very quickly.

Bucharest is not at all a dangerous city. I was born here and grew up here and in my 30 years of life I've never encountered any violence against me, although I was not always living in the good areas of the city. You can walk alone, as a girl, in the middle of the night and nothing will happen to you.
Gypsies are just noisy, they like to be together and listen to music and have fun together, but they are not a threat to anyone.
It is very safe, take this from a girl.

Reading the comments on this post infuriates me. Most of these comments are full of ignorance and hatred, there's also a lot of bad spelling. I've grown up in Liverpool and I'm the first person to admit that it's far from perfect, however I'm so proud of the mix of cultures we have here were a diverse city and for the most part, very welcoming. Seeing people comment about how there's too many Muslims or too many 'foreigners' is sad because that's the beauty of the city. Before commenting on how scouters are self righteous uneducated asses, maybe you should take a look at your own spelling and ignorant views before judging a city that welcomes diversity.

I already think england is the worst country in Europe, and liverpool is the worst city in england! The centre is being regenerated but as soon as you leave the centre your greeted by slum in all directions, gloomy council tenements and chavs. everyone in liverpool has a serious superiority complex and genuinely believe because they're scouse they're gods gift to the earth... Arrogance prevails and muggings are daily. and the worst accent in the world on top of it all! I'm from england and will never set foot in liverpool again!

I live in Liverpool and it's the lovely city and very friendly... I just ignore ignorant people... The neighbours are very friendly... I know there's more Muslims... But they don't live in my area, they live in Toxeth area... I know I blame the government for letting forgien people entering this country... Liverpool has good night life in Liverpool town centre... Plenty of historical culture about Liverpool History... I am proud to be a Scouser since birth...

Liverpool is Crazy, Go to the wrong area and say something or do something out of place to them and trust me you'll get shot or stabbed without a doubt they do not mess about, its horribke as well because most of the city is like that, the nice places are lovely though you get absoloutely no trouble I. E;Allerton, Childwall, Places like that, but Go to Croxteth, Norris Green, Toxteth, Etc. And act up you'll get hurt TRUST ME.

If you want to drink in some of the worst bars in Europe, Riga is for you. If you want get ripped off, Riga is for you. If you want to go and have a fight, Riga is for you. If you want to get mugged, Riga is for you. If you aren't able to pull a beauty in the U.K and want to pay to sleep with a good looker (who has probably slept with five other men that night) Riga is for you. If you want to visit a city so corrupted by its greed that it is prepared to prostitute itself and its women to the extent that even the staff in a five star hotel offer to provide you with a woman for the night, Riga is for you. If you want to visit a city so corrupted by its greed that it is prepared to turn a blind eye to the astonishing level of violence aimed towards its visitors, Riga is for you.

When you enter a bar in Riga you have little idea if it is a bar, a strip club or a brothel. Worse still you have absolutely no way of knowing if you are owing to get ripped off or even leave the joint in one piece. When you are walking from bar to bar, you are besieged by "party promoters" all of whom you cannot trust. It can be difficult to meet a single stag party where one member of their group had not been assaulted in one way or another when walking between bars. the favorite trick of the locals is to hit or kick you in the head from behind so watch your back!

The majority of stag parties travelling to Riga from the U.K. consist of blokes who probably come from council estates that look similar to Riga and hang around in the pubs that most would avoid anyway. I have no doubt that if these stag parties went round three or four pubs in one of our local U.K dodgy areas then they would find more trouble than they find in Riga. The stag parties in RIga are often renowned for boasting about the fights they had managed to get into and the prostitutes they had notched up!

One of the reasons why Riga can be a dodgy place is that the local women are very good looking and the local men are typically ugly. If you introduce plane loads of British stag parties with a load of money to blow in a weekend, then you can understand why the locals get miffed about Brits flashing their cash trying to take their women from them, and why trouble can kick off.

Have seen several murder scenes on my way to work or going out over the years. Have seen stabbings, football hooligan fights, gang fights, street robberies, crack smoking, smack injecting on a monthly basis. If you live in zones 1 and 2 in London then this is part of city life. As for myself was attack by six youths after my phone managed to fend them off but got a black eye, cuts and bruises. Was also attacked on my way home by two drunken blokes because they said I was giving them a dirty look. But that's nothing compared to a 17 year old boy shot in the head over a bad drug deal, while sitting in his car at the end of my street last year. Just one of many Incan think of. Great city but beware.

Bear in mind London is one of the largest cities (counting the urban zone) in Europe with one of the largest populations of any city. That means there are a lot of different areas within London, some places extremely safe, others more dangerous. Stick to the centre or the wealthy suburbs and you're generally OK. Wander around certain parts of Tottenham, Brixton and Peckham of a night just have your wits about you and you should be alright. Don't let any stories of crime dissuade you from visiting though, London has some amazing places.

This is further to the earlier post regarding the area around Kings Cross and St Pancras station and how it has improved since the 1980s. When I used to travel down to London in the 1980s from Newark, Nottinghamshire I used to arrive at King's Cross station and always found it a place where I did not want to linger but tried to hurry through as quickly as possible, because of all of the unsavoury characters that used to be loitering about in there then. In those days before mobile phones, I soon learned that it was unwise to use the public telephones there because if you did that, there would soon be somebody standing over you, tugging your sleeve to attract your attention and holding his handout for a donation. Nowadays I live in Nottingham and travel down by train to St Pancras Station, and when I arrive there, I always think that first time visitors to London who arrive at this station must have a very favourable first impression of the city.

It s a fact London is very dangerous even under CCTV. It is statistically the most dangerous city of Europe, straight after comes Glasgow with knifes aggression. Foreigners can easily see the difference on the high level of violence compare to their other European countries. South west London is considering as safe because posh but It is not the case at all. French persons and others foreigners have stories to talk about this area. Blood, dangerous crazy people, junkies, extreme poor-less, fight, murder etc. We are witness of chocking and bad acts each week. I come from Paris an area consider as a bad one but I have never seen in Paris, what I have seen here in 3 months. That s crazy. I live Fulham, my neighbor was killed in his house, an old woman was sexually abuse in the street, 3 children were kidnapped, a man try to kidnapped myself, A girl punched a man, a man had a cheek cut and many more witnessed. When I come back around 8 pm from work there is more than 50 percent a fight or ...more

Athens is one of the safest cities / capitals in the world. It used to be just a short time ago when people literally walked "every" and "any" street in the capital at any time without a second thought. Today with the masses of illegal immigrants that seek asylum/refuge in Europe enter the gates of the country and along with them the ills of having to accept the record number of illegals is what makes Athens today a city that is still VERY safe but like any other large city, have people use common sense and not walk into unknown territory which may be prone pickpockets etc. Despite the growing number of criminal acts, these are mostly crimes that equate to stealing/pickpockets and the like. Under no circumstances should anyone say that you are not safe in Athens. It is FAR from the truth and it is either ignorance or a lie. Drug addicts and gypsies are not criminals. Gypsies are people that are found in every single country of the world and they are to be singled out as being ...more

Athens is really one of the safest capitals in the world. Despite its problems with illegal immigrants. I've been living in Athens for over 20 years and changed several neighborhoods. I lived in the most crowded part (Kipseli) for the first 3 years and it was probably the best time of my life - vibrant, filled with people from all around the world, not violent at all and everyone was very friendly. Then I moved towards Nea Ionia and Iraklio and now living Voula.

Yes, Athens has some crime but compared to the crime you face on daily basis in top destinations like Paris, London or NYC, what we have here is just banter.

Athens is a very safe city. In fact I believe its one of the safest cities in the world and believe my I have travel a lot. The Greeks are notorious when it comes in protecting the tourist since most of them live their life out of incoming tourism. There are a few problems from minorities in the downtown center of Athens but really you don't have to go there because there isn't much going on anyway.

Athens is a horrible city! And now with the economic crisis it's getting more and more horrible every day. Poverty, unemployment, racism, pollution, drug dealers, robberies, attacks and whatever you could think of. If you want to stay just for two or three days it' s OK, but if you want to live in Greece, you should probably choose another city!