Is Cancún Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Cancún

Safety rating

Unsafe
1.5 /5

Women living in Cancún consider the safety level to be relatively low, with an overall safety rating of 1.5 out of 5.

Crime rating

Low
2 /5

Women living in Cancún consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 2 out of 5.

Violence rating

31.8%

On average 31.8% percentage of women in Mexico have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.

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Crime & Safety Statistics

Safety rating:

1.5/5Unsafe

Safety walking alone after dark:

N/ANot enough data

Safety using public transport:

N/ANot enough data

Crime rate:

2/5Low

Worries of being sexually harassed:

N/ANot enough data

Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped:

N/ANot enough data

Worries of being physically attacked:

N/ANot enough data

Worries of home broken and things stolen:

N/ANot enough data

Worries of being mugged or robbed:

N/ANot enough data

Worries of being kidnapped or murdered:

N/ANot enough data

Is Cancún safe for women?

Cancún is overall safe during the day, if you stay in downtown and don't go outside of the main center of the city. For example: Avenida nader, bonampak, near las americas mall or market 28 are safe during daylight but don't go to the areas where we call them la ciento (100,120) or even two hundred might be more dangerous. Even though it's mostly safe don't get distracted and always be ok the lookout for sketchy people or situations and even if you're on these safe areas, beware. Most important be more careful walking in the dark as not all the areas have good lighting at night. The hotel zone is safer than downtown but I still don't trust it 100%

Posted: September 14, 2024
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Is Cancún worth visiting?

Travel rating

4.2 /5

based on 17 experiences from female travelers

Solo travel

It was a good experience, and care should be taken with the places where you are. The food is delicious, but they always charge foreigners exorbitant prices, which was a downside. Sometimes, it's not very safe to go out at night and alone.

Posted: October 12, 2024
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Melanie

Melanie

Colombia

Group travel

We went to tulum, island mujeres, Xoximilco and xcaret. It was all fun but for us that we come from Colombia, it was kind of expensive because the prices were as is you were in the US. Other than that, the experience was very good, the people were nice and the places beautiful

Posted: August 9, 2024Experienced: November, 2022
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Coral

Coral

About Me

I’m new in Cancun, I got a job here and I want to explore the city like a tourist because this is my first time here, I like explore the city with a friend

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pia

pia

About Me

Un placer! Soy Pia. Nacida en argentina, pero ciudadana del mundo. Vivo en México, en el Caribe exactamente. Aunque dejé mi vida allí por tres meses va aventurarme en europa. Me encanta en arte en todas sus formas. Soy vegetariana y también me gusta cocinar. Descubrí esta App con otra amiga viajera y la verdad que me da mucha más seguridad que seamos solo mujeres. Aún no tengo casa propia en México pero cuando llegue y me acomode podré recibirlas con amor también 🙏♥️

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