The short answer
Yes. Marrakech is a busy, well-policed city built around visitors, and violent crime against tourists is rare. The real problems are smaller: pickpockets in crowds, overcharging, and persistent touts and unofficial guides around Jemaa el-Fna and the souks. Once you know those patterns, most visits are calm and easy.
In more detail
Morocco is politically stable and Marrakech is set up for international travellers from the moment you land at Marrakech Menara (RAK). What you will meet is the friction of a crowded medina rather than danger. Someone tells you a street is closed and offers to walk you somewhere else. A henna artist starts on your hand before you agree. A petit taxi driver forgets the meter. None of these is violent, and all of them stop working once you recognise them.
Tourist police patrol Jemaa el-Fna, and if anyone turns aggressive the simplest move is to walk towards an officer. Pickpocketing is the main risk in thick crowds, so keep your phone in a front pocket in the square and in the busiest souk lanes. Scooters are a more common hazard than people: they race through the souks, so keep right and step into a doorway when you hear 'balak!' (watch out).
At night the square and the main lit streets stay busy and are generally fine. The deep residential lanes go dark and quiet and are easy to get lost in. Stick to the main routes after dinner, or ask your riad to send someone to meet you at a landmark. For travel further afield, read your own government's travel advice before you go.
Good to know
- Book your airport transfer before you fly, so your first hour has no haggling.
- Save your riad's location and the nearest gate or square; taxis cannot reach most riad doors.
- Keep a photo of your passport on your phone and the original in the riad.
- Say 'la, shukran' (no, thank you) once, smile and keep walking.