Crime in Dresden, Germany
Crime rates in Dresden, Germany
| Level of crime | 30.27 | Low | |
| Crime increasing in the past 5 years | 65.78 | High | |
| Worries home broken and things stolen | 25.05 | Low | |
| Worries being mugged or robbed | 24.19 | Low | |
| Worries car stolen | 25.49 | Low | |
| Worries things from car stolen | 23.96 | Low | |
| Worries attacked | 33.17 | Low | |
| Worries being insulted | 37.50 | Low | |
| Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion | 38.72 | Low | |
| Problem people using or dealing drugs | 36.62 | Low | |
| Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft | 37.44 | Low | |
| Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery | 24.41 | Low | |
| Problem corruption and bribery | 21.88 | Low |
Safety in Dresden, Germany
| Safety walking alone during daylight | 82.68 | Very High | |
| Safety walking alone during night | 61.92 | High |
Contributors: 120
Last update: 10 April 2026
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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Leave a comment:7 Comments so far
Anonymous
on Aug 13, 2025:
visited this lovely city it feels safe even tough a few arabs muslims are there but it's not has much has in West Germany
chocho
on Jun 22, 2024:
I live in Dresden since 20 years and experienced only one case of racism. Never heard of an physical attack in the city center, where a foreigner got beat up and other people just witnessed it whithouth helping (like its described in this comment section). Despite the "Nazi" reputation (which I would change with "conservative"), you also have some very "left wing" neighbourhoods in Dresden. Stay away from 2 or 3 areas in the city at night and you don't have to fear anything, with the exception of wearing a scarf of a football club that isnt Dynamo Dresden ;)
Benoit
on Dec 28, 2022:
I am black, I live in Dresden during last 5 years. Had no issue during either daylight or nightlight. Nice city, just stay away from very deep suburbs
Anon
on Nov 09, 2021:
I’m moving to Dresden next year and reading all these comments as a black woman is making me feel so unsettled and making me rethink my decision
Johann
on Jan 01, 2021:
Dresden used to be quite a nice city but the last few years it became quite bad. With the recent crime rate increasing I wouldn't feel too safe travelling to Dresden as a non-white. Right-wing extremism and physical attacks on foreigners became really a problem.
L
on Nov 01, 2020:
More than 4,000 attacks on foreigners have occurred since 2015 in this place and locals just stand by when a black person is beaten up in the town centre. Search this place up and you will see it's full of nazis.
Dresdumbs
on Nov 01, 2020:
As you can see below just another place full of backwards people from ex communist states. Miss good old times during the Cold War that kept creatures like this away from the world!