Is Las Vegas safe for solo travelers, including women traveling alone?

Safe enough that solo trips are common, including for women traveling alone. The city suits one person well: you can eat at any bar, see any show and sit at any table without anyone noticing.

The precautions that matter here

• Drinks: never leave one unattended, and watch the pour at the clubs. Casino cocktail servers are fine; the stranger who insists on buying the round is the risk.
• Rides: book from inside the casino, meet the car at the resort's marked rideshare zone and check the plate. Avoid unlicensed "limo" touts at the airport and on the Strip.
• Your room: use the deadbolt and do not say your room number out loud at a bar. If it worries you, ask for a room near the elevators rather than at the end of a long corridor; the resorts are good at moving guests who ask.
• Money: carry what you need for the night and leave the rest in the room safe.

Where to take a car after dark

The center Strip and the Fremont canopy are crowded and patrolled late. The north end past Resorts World, the Boulevard between The STRAT and Downtown, and the side streets behind the resorts are where to ride rather than walk.

The hustle to expect is verbal (promoters, card-slappers, "you dropped this"), not physical. A firm no and continued walking ends it.

Solo-friendly things

• Bar seats at the big restaurants, which take walk-ins and serve the full menu
• Magic and comedy shows, where a single seat is the easiest ticket in the house
• The Monorail and the Deuce instead of late-night rideshares
• The pool with a book, or a Red Rock morning by tour

The first-trip orientation is in first time in Las Vegas, and etiquette for eating alone at a bar in the tipping guide.