Crime in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Crime rates in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Level of crime	37.66	Low
Crime increasing in the past 5 years	46.23	Moderate
Worries home broken and things stolen	25.94	Low
Worries being mugged or robbed	31.49	Low
Worries car stolen	38.13	Low
Worries things from car stolen	40.09	Moderate
Worries attacked	36.09	Low
Worries being insulted	36.30	Low
Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion	26.46	Low
Problem people using or dealing drugs	45.66	Moderate
Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft	44.47	Moderate
Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery	27.41	Low
Problem corruption and bribery	74.22	High

Safety in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Safety walking alone during daylight		81.94	Very High
Safety walking alone during night		53.15	Moderate

Contributors: 484

Last update: November 2024

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 5 years.

If the value is 0, it means it is perceived as very low, and if the value is 100, it means it is perceived as very high.

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9 Comments so far

Anonymous on Dec 24, 2021:

Numerous cases of violent mutilation per year, high level of corruption, plenty of drug dealers, a lot of scammers in the downtown that sometimes rob their victims, ubiquitous weirdos on PABS… Still you’ll feel quite safe almost in any part of the city during any time:))) I have no clue how this works

Michael Baez on Aug 22, 2021:

Great city, very friendly people, much safer here than NYC! Most violent crimes committed by muslim population here, they cant seem to integrate with any culture on Earth!

Anonymous on Jul 25, 2021:

I advise you not to risk visiting Russia because the Russian people are racist, barbaric and very savage, Russia is a country of prostitution, crime, corruption and racism, and these characteristics are unique to Russia without other European countries.

Anonymous on Jun 01, 2021:

I visited this city a certain time back but i felt very safe. (Safer than in most European cities i visited such as Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels) Some caution should be taken regarding to the nightlife because drugging or extortion occur. Police isn't very reliable as well.

hi on May 23, 2021:

@Moroccan Girl

only person who seems racist is you.

*HULK* on Jan 17, 2021:

Something you have too high a percentage of 44 people use alcohol and drugs

Moroccan Girl on Jan 02, 2021:

Yes, St. Petersburg is harmful, but nevertheless it is less harmful than another Russian city. This is what is happening in Russia.

Russia is not a good country to visit and Russian people are not a good people to be treated with them.

Whoever wants winter tourism instead of visiting Russia, he will visit Finland or Norway. Helsinki and Oslo are much better than all of Russia.

Russia is a country mired in poverty, corruption and racism, and its people are selfish, barbaric and thirsty for bloodshed.

Anonymous on Dec 05, 2020:

@ForeignerLivingINRussia is spreading lies about country. Police is not corrupt, this times have gone, and is effecient (state gives much money for police), also muggings and robberies are way lower than in any big western european city. Nazi is also not a thing, there are strong anti-extremism laws against them, even post in media is considered crime.

barkov on Oct 15, 2020:

Guys st. Petersburg is quite safe. On national level it is even slightly lower, and a little safer than Moscow, especially at night. But beware of some mafia gang and sketchy people. In 90% of the time, these organized gangs won't even talk or engage with you. However some members mug people, locals and tourists many times and throw slurs. Also there are racism and police is not very efficient but waaay better than other police in other russian cities. Apart from that enjoy

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