Crime in Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine

I spent 10 years of my life in Kyiv, with short breaks, and I have a few cities to compare it to. Even despite the invasion, Kyiv remains one of the safest cities I've ever lived in. Of course, at night you might run into some trouble, but it's usually not professional criminals making a living off robbery—instead, it's more often groups of drunk people looking for some action or trouble. Muggings, street murders, car thefts, or other serious crimes are quite rare. A few acquaintances have had things stolen in the metro, but that's a common issue in all big cities.

I also had the experience of living in London in a relatively safe neighborhood, and it's such a different world that it's hard to even compare. I'm not trying to say that there's no crime in Kyiv, but it's significantly lower compared to other major European cities.

The main danger in Kyiv today is the Russians and their missile attacks on peaceful cities. But even with that, we've learned how to live.

Kyiv is very safe city, even despite the war, staying here is safer than any country in Europe. Tons of police and army, no night crime, cause the curfew is from 23:00 to 05:00. You can walk alone and nobody would ever rob you or threaten you. No need to worry for car to get stolen (only couple models get stolen, but before buy you should avoid those models). There is no armed robberies here at all. No race crimes either. I welcome everybody to travel here, Ukraine changed a lot since 2020.

My aunt was stabbed to death last month while walking downtown during the daytime and she was 76 years old.It was a robbery her purse was taken.