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Safety · Croatia
Updated September 2026

🫂 I have experienced sexual violence — where can I go, right now?

Direct answer

Whatever happened and whenever it happened, help is available without any obligation to report. Ženska soba — Centar za žrtve seksualnog nasilja (01 6119 174) is the specialised centre or helpline for Croatia: medical care, evidence collection you can decide about later, emergency contraception and PEP within 72 hours, and someone who believes you — free and confidential. Policija — prijava (192) if you want to report or are in danger; you can have a support person with you. Nacionalni pozivni centar za žrtve kaznenih djela — 116 006 (116 006) supports you through everything that follows, at your pace.

Call firstŽenska soba — Centar za žrtve seksualnog nasilja
Report toPolicija — prijava
If that failsNacionalni pozivni centar za žrtve kaznenih djela — 116 006

🗣️ What to say

"Something happened to me [today / on date] and I need help. I am not sure yet whether I want to report it. I would like medical care and to know my options."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Safe and not aloneA friend, a neighbour, the helpline. Nothing has to be decided tonight except your safety.
  2. Medical care within 72 hoursFor prevention (PEP, emergency contraception) and, if you choose, evidence collection. Try not to wash or change clothes before, but care comes first either way.
  3. Talk to Ženska soba — Centar za žrtve seksualnog nasiljaThey explain reporting without pressure and can store evidence while you decide.
  4. If you report: Policija — prijavaYou can bring a support person and ask for a specialised officer. The statement can be recorded once.
  5. Afterwards: Nacionalni pozivni centar za žrtve kaznenih djela — 116 006Counselling, legal help, compensation from the state fund — all free for victims.

📇 All contacts

Ženska soba — Centar za žrtve seksualnog nasiljaSupport after sexual violence, no report neededAnytime📞 01 6119 174🔗 zenskasoba.hr
Policija — prijavaCriminal complaint online or at a stationAlways — the basis for bank, insurer and platform📞 192🔗 policija.gov.hr/prijava-kaznenog-djela
Nacionalni pozivni centar za žrtve kaznenih djela — 116 006Free support, state compensationAfter any crime📞 116 006🔗 pzs.hr
Autonomna ženska kuća Zagreb 0800 55 44 / Nacionalni pozivni centar 116 006Free, anonymous; sheltersFor domestic violence📞 0800 55 44🔗 www.azkz.net

❓ Frequently asked

It happened years ago

Help and counselling are available regardless; limitation periods for reporting are long and in many countries do not run for minors until adulthood.

I knew the person / I had been drinking

None of that changes what it was or your rights. Consent cannot be given when incapacitated.

Will I have to face them in court?

Special measures — video testimony, screens, no direct questioning by the accused — are standard for these cases. Nacionalni pozivni centar za žrtve kaznenih djela — 116 006 arranges it.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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