Crime in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Crime rates in Guayaquil, Ecuador
| Level of crime | 87.14 | Very High | |
| Crime increasing in the past 5 years | 87.41 | Very High | |
| Worries home broken and things stolen | 63.06 | High | |
| Worries being mugged or robbed | 80.48 | Very High | |
| Worries car stolen | 67.57 | High | |
| Worries things from car stolen | 75.37 | High | |
| Worries attacked | 67.70 | High | |
| Worries being insulted | 50.42 | Moderate | |
| Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion | 25.55 | Low | |
| Problem people using or dealing drugs | 79.28 | High | |
| Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft | 79.49 | High | |
| Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery | 83.93 | Very High | |
| Problem corruption and bribery | 90.06 | Very High |
Safety in Guayaquil, Ecuador
| Safety walking alone during daylight | 36.03 | Low | |
| Safety walking alone during night | 11.88 | Very Low |
Contributors: 192
Last update: April 2025
These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 5 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.
Moving to Guayaquil? Explore:
Nearby Cities:| Crime in Pasaje | 111.56 miles |
| Crime in Cuenca | 122.81 miles |
| Crime in Santa Rosa | 124.59 miles |
| Crime in Manta | 126.77 miles |
| Crime in Puerto Lopez | 134.94 miles |
| Crime in Salinas | 137.78 miles |
| Crime in Latacunga | 204.29 miles |
| Crime in Puyo | 228.03 miles |
This Page in Other Languages:
 DeutschKriminalität in Guayaquil
|
 PortuguêsCrime em Guayaquil
|
 ItalianoCriminalità a Guayaquil
|
 FrançaisCriminalité à Guayaquil
|
 EspañolCriminalidad en Guayaquil
|
The unsupported source also said (don't laugh) that the largely stable Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region has 43 of the 50 most murderous cities in the world when 19 of the top 25 for homicide alone are already outiside LAC.
You (again) have nothing to worry about when it comes to being ranked first in the world. None of your cities are in the top 25. I'm not sure why this stuff keeps getting recycled, there's no point to it. The rankings are not only wildly inaccurate, they do tremendous damage to the places on the lists which are largely not dangerous.
The 25 most homicidal cities in the world 2023, by continent:
1. Africa 15
2. America 6
3. Asia 4
The American cities don't include Guayaquil, which incredibly was recently posited as 'the world's most violent' in an extraordinary pair of posts within the same prestigious (normally prestigious) media outlet. 5 of the 6 American cities are in Venezuela, the other is Port-au-Prince.
These hate hits sounded like they were strictly talking about homicide, as if other forms of violence aren't violence. If you included all deadly violence forms instead of just homicide, Port-au-Prince would be the only American city that gets on the list.
The information above is, not surprisingly, (note the African elephant in the room) corroberated. Yes you can rely on it, I'm not a troll.
This obviously doesn't take into consideration the considerable and sudden upsurge in violence Ecuador has experienced which understandably is frightening, it isn't meant to undermine that.