diff --git a/crates/polars-arrow/src/array/binview/mod.rs b/crates/polars-arrow/src/array/binview/mod.rs
index 70804fb6c981..ebc2a6f03437 100644
--- a/crates/polars-arrow/src/array/binview/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/polars-arrow/src/array/binview/mod.rs
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ pub trait ViewType: Sealed + 'static + PartialEq + AsRef<Self> {
     type Owned: Debug + Clone + Sync + Send + AsRef<Self>;
 
     /// # Safety
-    /// The caller must ensure `index < self.len()`.
+    /// The caller must ensure that `slice` is a valid view.
     unsafe fn from_bytes_unchecked(slice: &[u8]) -> &Self;
+    fn from_bytes(slice: &[u8]) -> Option<&Self>;
 
     fn to_bytes(&self) -> &[u8];
 
@@ -70,6 +71,10 @@ impl ViewType for str {
     unsafe fn from_bytes_unchecked(slice: &[u8]) -> &Self {
         std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(slice)
     }
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn from_bytes(slice: &[u8]) -> Option<&Self> {
+        std::str::from_utf8(slice).ok()
+    }
 
     #[inline(always)]
     fn to_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
@@ -93,6 +98,10 @@ impl ViewType for [u8] {
     unsafe fn from_bytes_unchecked(slice: &[u8]) -> &Self {
         slice
     }
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn from_bytes(slice: &[u8]) -> Option<&Self> {
+        Some(slice)
+    }
 
     #[inline(always)]
     fn to_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
diff --git a/crates/polars-parquet/src/arrow/read/statistics/binview.rs b/crates/polars-parquet/src/arrow/read/statistics/binview.rs
index d78b45004fb8..f89f401c733f 100644
--- a/crates/polars-parquet/src/arrow/read/statistics/binview.rs
+++ b/crates/polars-parquet/src/arrow/read/statistics/binview.rs
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ pub(super) fn push<T: ViewType + ?Sized>(
 
     min.push(from.and_then(|s| {
         let opt_b = s.min_value.as_deref();
-        unsafe { opt_b.map(|b| T::from_bytes_unchecked(b)) }
+        opt_b.and_then(T::from_bytes)
     }));
     max.push(from.and_then(|s| {
         let opt_b = s.max_value.as_deref();
-        unsafe { opt_b.map(|b| T::from_bytes_unchecked(b)) }
+        opt_b.and_then(T::from_bytes)
     }));
 
     Ok(())