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Neighborhoods in Copenhagen
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- Indre Bypart of Indre ByHistoric center · Lots of cafés and small shops · Touristy · Expensive and polished91/100
- Nørrebropart of NørrebroLively and social · Lots of cafés and small shops · Multicultural · A bit gritty86/100
- Vesterbropart of VesterbroLively and social · Lots of cafés and small shops · Hip and creative · A bit gritty87/100
- Østerbropart of ØsterbroExpensive and polished · Lots of parks · Quiet · Family-friendly83/100
- Christianshavnpart of Indre ByBy the water · Historic · Hip and creative · Village feel82/100
- Islands Bryggepart of AmagerBy the water · Modern and new · Family-friendly · Lively and social79/100
- Valbypart of ValbyFamily-friendly · Lots of parks · Simple and practical · Quiet77/100
Safety and crime in Copenhagen
Copenhagen is, by international standards, a safe capital, though as Denmark's biggest city it carries more everyday crime than anywhere else in the country, most of it theft rather than violence and concentrated in the centre and around transport hubs and nightlife. 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 residents922Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik), table STRAF11, 2025
- Reported violent crime per 10,000 residents62Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik), table STRAF11, 2025
The useful distinction is between types. Pickpocketing and bike theft are the common, low-level problems, concentrated around the central station, Stroget and the nightlife of Norrebro and Vesterbro. Serious violence is rarer and geographically concentrated, and it is not spread evenly 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.