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Neighborhoods in Aarhus
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- Midtbyenpart of Aarhus CHistoric center · Lots of cafés and small shops · Trendy and buzzing · Touristy91/100
- Frederiksbjergpart of Aarhus CLots of cafés and small shops · Trendy and buzzing · Simple and practical · Lots of parks87/100
- Trøjborgpart of Aarhus NLots of cafés and small shops · Trendy and buzzing · Student area · Lots of parks82/100
- Aarhus Øpart of Aarhus CBy the water · Modern architecture · New build · Expensive and polished69/100
- Risskovpart of Vejlby-RisskovBy the water · Green and leafy · Expensive and polished · Quiet73/100
- Viby Jpart of VibySimple and practical · Suburban · Lots of cafés and small shops75/100
- Åbyhøjpart of AbyFamily-friendly · Green and leafy · Lots of cafés and small shops · Quiet70/100
Safety and crime in Aarhus
Aarhus is, by international standards, a safe city. Everyday crime is dominated by theft rather than violence, much of it low-level and tied to the student nightlife and the centre. The figures below are for the whole city; they are not broken down by neighborhood, because a single citywide number repeated on every area page would mislead.
- Reported offences per 10,000 residents581Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik), table STRAF11, 2025
- Reported violent crime per 10,000 residents41Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik), table STRAF11, 2025
The useful distinction is between types. Pickpocketing and bike theft are the common problems, concentrated around the Latin Quarter, Aboulevarden and the central nightlife. Serious violent crime is rare across the residential districts where these neighborhoods sit.
One thing to keep in mind when comparing countries: Danes have high trust in the police and report a large share of what happens to them, so more crime is recorded here than in places where people do not report. These city rates come from Statistics Denmark and count offences where they happen rather than where the victim lives, so a busy centre carries crime against commuters and visitors too.
Denmark's crime statistics come from Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik, table STRAF11), which publishes reported offences by municipality. Figures are counted where an offence happens rather than where the victim lives, and are not broken down below municipality level. We do not use police or government 'vulnerable area' designations, which blend crime with social and demographic data.