Crime in Ecuador

Crime rates in Ecuador

Level of crime	68.45	High
Crime increasing in the past 3 years	76.60	High
Worries home broken and things stolen	54.64	Moderate
Worries being mugged or robbed	67.46	High
Worries car stolen	56.23	Moderate
Worries things from car stolen	63.91	High
Worries attacked	52.97	Moderate
Worries being insulted	40.09	Moderate
Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion	23.71	Low
Problem people using or dealing drugs	60.49	High
Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft	65.15	High
Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery	65.62	High
Problem corruption and bribery	78.89	High

Safety walking alone during daylight		57.18	Moderate
Safety walking alone during night		26.28	Low

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Last update: May 2023

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 3 years.

If the value is 0, it means it is perceived as very low, and if the value is 100, it means it is perceived as very high.

Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

City	Crime Index	Safety Index
Guayaquil	72.2	27.8
Quito	62.3	37.7
Cuenca	45.1	54.9

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Index
Crime Index:	60.45
Safety Index:	39.55