If you're a woman, then Nice is definitely a place to watch your back. Wearing a skirt at night can lead to all sorts of hassle, especially on the seafront as this is Nice's red-light district. All sorts of undesirables are hanging around ready to (sorry for this) either rob you or rape you ... My advice is to stay away from the seafront at night and if you do have to go, take a man with you!
I wouldn't recommend taking one of the late-night buses either, as they're pretty frightening too (I used to call it the "bus to hell"). Taxis are very expensive but they're the safest way to go home.
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Actually, I felt as safe in Nice as any other large city, and it's friendlier than most. We did see a few, er, ladies of the night, when driving back to Nice one night, but right at the aiport end of the sea-front, not in Nice itself. We were there for two weeks and there was never a hint of trouble as you'd see in a city in the UK - no fights, etc. It was lovely walking along the Cours Saleya at night.
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