A small, walkable city with minimal crime. Street sellers and pickpockets near the Uffizi are the only real nuisances.
Plan your Italy trip →Florence is very safe. The entire historic center is walkable, well-lit, and populated until late. Violent crime against tourists is essentially non-existent. The "risks" are: pickpockets near the Uffizi/Duomo/Ponte Vecchio queues, street sellers at San Lorenzo market, and bag-snatching (rare but reported on the Ponte Vecchio at night).
Cascine Park after dark: Florence's largest park is fine during the day (joggers, families, market on Tuesdays). After dark, it has a reputation for drug dealing and is less safe. Avoid walking through it at night.
Otherwise, Florence's neighborhoods (Santa Croce, Oltrarno, San Frediano, Santo Spirito, San Lorenzo, Santa Maria Novella) are all safe for walking day and night. Santo Spirito piazza gets lively (and loud) on weekend nights with student crowds — but "rowdy students" is a noise issue, not a safety issue.
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