Is it safe to walk in Rome at night?

Rome is safe to walk at night by the standards of any major Western city. The centro storico neighborhoods — Trastevere, Campo de' Fiori, Pigneto, Prati — stay lively well past midnight with locals and tourists alike, which itself is a deterrent. Your real risks are minor: pickpockets working crowded areas like the Trevi Fountain or Termini station, and the occasional motorbike that treats a cobblestone pedestrian street as a shortcut. Termini and its immediate surroundings are the one district where solo walkers, especially at 2 a.m., should stay alert. Otherwise, a woman walking alone at 11 p.m. through Trastevere or along the Lungotevere is unremarkable. Keep your phone in a front pocket, don't drape a bag off one shoulder, and you'll have no trouble. Rome has genuine street life at night, and that density of people is, paradoxically, what makes it feel secure.

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