By type of crime
- 33Overall safety
- 34Property crime
- 31Violent crime
Girokomeio scores 31 out of 100 (modelled estimate, Eurostat 2021–2024) for violent crime — above-average crime, on a scale where 50 is the average for Greece. Girokomeio has no police figures of its own. Its estimate is Athens's rate — Athens scores 23 for violent crime — and the 8 points between them come from how the model shares Athens's total out, not from anything measured in Girokomeio. An estimated 41,617 people live there: the 2021 census counts the surrounding community as a whole, and this is its share by area.
The score is absolute, not a ranking: 50 is the offence rate of Greece as a whole and every doubling of the rate costs the same points, so any two places compare directly. How the scores are made
Updated · police figures: Eurostat 2021–2024 · What's new
What Girokomeio is actually like
Girokomeio is a small, green, comfortable district running parallel to Kifissias Avenue, named after the old people's home that has operated on the site since 1907 on land donated by Andreas Syngros and later endowed by Eustathios and Palmyra Lampsa. It borders Nea Filothei, Ampelokipoi, Ellinoroson and the municipality of Palaio Psychiko, and contains the Park for the Child and Culture.
After dark
Very quiet and low-traffic, with institutional grounds and lower-density housing rather than bar streets. It is one of the least eventful parts of the municipality after dark.
What to watch for
- Very low foot traffic after dark — institutional grounds and walled frontages rather than overlooked streets
- Panormou is the nearest metro station and it is a long walk, so late journeys mean a bus or taxi
- Fast traffic on Leoforos Kifissias
Staying here
Comfortable and safe but a long way from anything a visitor wants, with Panormou the nearest metro station. It suits relocating families and long-stay workers rather than tourists.
Reputation against reality. No safety coverage exists in Greek or English media. It is a small, well-off institutional pocket, not a district that appears in crime reporting.
Streets and squares: Leoforos Kifissias · Panormou (nearest metro)
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Questions people ask
Is Girokomeio safe?+
SafetyMap estimates Girokomeio (Γηροκομείο) at 31 out of 100 for violent crime — above-average crime, on a scale where 50 is the Greek average. It is a modelled estimate, not a count of crimes recorded there: it comes from the estimate for Athens, since there are no police figures for Girokomeio itself. As a rate, the estimate comes to roughly 1,500 property and 180 violent offences per 100,000 residents a year. The written notes on this page class it as “Ordinary precautions”.
Is Girokomeio safe at night?+
Very quiet and low-traffic, with institutional grounds and lower-density housing rather than bar streets. It is one of the least eventful parts of the municipality after dark.
How does Girokomeio compare with the rest of Athens?+
Girokomeio has no police figures of its own. Its estimate is Athens's rate — Athens scores 23 for violent crime — and the 8 points between them come from how the model shares Athens's total out, not from anything measured in Girokomeio.