Crime in Pattaya, Thailand

Crime rates in Pattaya, Thailand

Level of crime	50.01	Moderate
Crime increasing in the past 5 years	62.67	High
Worries home broken and things stolen	44.17	Moderate
Worries being mugged or robbed	42.06	Moderate
Worries car stolen	29.92	Low
Worries things from car stolen	39.95	Low
Worries attacked	38.00	Low
Worries being insulted	40.97	Moderate
Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion	23.99	Low
Problem people using or dealing drugs	54.73	Moderate
Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft	48.72	Moderate
Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery	45.34	Moderate
Problem corruption and bribery	76.02	High
Safety walking alone during daylight	76.61	High
Safety walking alone during night	52.88	Moderate

Safety in Pattaya, Thailand

Safety walking alone during daylight		76.61	High
Safety walking alone during night		52.88	Moderate

Contributors: 158

Last update: 22 January 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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7 Comments so far

Metro on Mar 25, 2025:

Pattaya is now so large that generalizations are becoming less useful, but the city is still very much defined by foreign mafia groups. It's not unsafe in any conventional sense because it is a trap, but the bait isn't very good, and that leads to eventual, inevitable conflict. They aren't great thinkers.

bubba on Oct 26, 2024:

only a visitor and never had a problem. even when I'm sloppy drunk. be nice and they will take care of you

Ed on Jan 30, 2024:

Who was in this survey. Lived here since 2001. MI d your bisiness, be a good visitor and nothing will happen to you. Be stupid and start trouble you will find more trouble. Are they corrupt. Is Biden corrupt?

ta on Jun 13, 2023:

so funny comments who have no clue of what happens in pattaya

Peter Spary on Feb 15, 2022:

I have lived in Pattaya for 15 years, and during that time, I have enjoyed the nightlife to the fullest, NEVER any problems! Thais are nonconfrontational, very kind people, and issues are usually started by foreign visitors misbehaving. One of the safest places I have ever lived. Behave, be thoughtful of others, and you'll love the "Land Of Smiles."

David on Jun 04, 2021:

I have lived in Thailand since 1995 and in the Pattaya Jomtien area since 1999, it's easily one of the safest destinations to live, work or visit and the cost of living is very low compared to even Bangkok but certainly a fraction of most big cities. Yes Pattaya is becoming quite like Asia's Las Vegas without the gambling but the fact that 19+million tourists visited Pattaya/Jomtien in 2019 puts it in the big leagues. That also brings with it the top world-class shopping malls, water parks, hotels, infrastructure and much much more. Now with the high-speed train under construction, in 2024 the trip to the center of Bangkok will take 55 mins and the local Utapao (10 mins by car) airport will be re-vamped to a similar capacity of the main BKK Suvarnabhumi airport of 30 mill passengers/year. The EEC project surrounds the region and has USD$445Bil in infrastructure developments and 3 new smart cities of 55,000 houses each. The future looks very promising and this region will blossom with time.

Anonymous on May 21, 2021:

If you do not walk alone nat night should be OK.

..Do not get drunk and be a good representative for farangs.
Thais seldom fight alone so you might be fighting 6 Thaien.

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Crime Index:	45.12
Safety Index:	54.88