Is Peru Safe for Women?
Safety rating
Women living in Peru consider the safety level to be moderate, with an overall safety rating of 3 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Peru consider the crime rate to be moderate, with an overall crime rating of 2.9 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 11.4% percentage of women in Peru 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
Based on 35 experiences
Safety rating: | 3/5 | Moderate |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 2.2/5 | Unsafe |
Safety using public transport: | 3.1/5 | Moderate |
Crime rate: | 2.9/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 3/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 2.9/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 2.3/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 2.2/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 3.1/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 2.4/5 | A bit worried |
How safe is Peru?
Lima
It is a big city with a lot of traffic. You can eat delicious food on every corner but always be careful with your belongings. You never know what might happen if you let your guard down; go out at night accompanied. If you walk alone, be careful.
Posted: August 19, 2025Nuevo Chimbote
It is a quiet place, but in certain areas it's better not to walk alone at night. Crime has become normalized and unfortunately there is a lot of news about extortionists, but if you know where to walk, nothing bad will happen. The people are friendly and honest.
Posted: August 1, 2025Peru
Very safe when you stay in cities, people are very welcoming and they like to help strangers, the hostel are very safe as well as the bus lines to go from a place to another, i recommend for solo traveler woman !
Posted: July 12, 2025
Fatima
Lima
I think it depends on where you are staying in Lima. If you're staying in the south of Lima you can walk until very late feeling safe, go for a cafe or to the supermarket alone there's a very low chance of being robbed (like 2%) in general south of Lima is very safe.
Posted: June 24, 2025Peru
It depends, on known district like miraflores, barranco, san borja, san isidro, are safe enough, i can walk at night, just walking fast, never alone. But its 3/5 safe for me. Not much to worry about. Be safe.
Posted: April 15, 2025Is Peru worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 86 experiences from female travelers
Agnese
Italy
Peru, Group travel
I spent in Peru September and October 2024. Till mid October I stayed in Cusco and the ApurÃmac region volunteering as a general practitioner. Then I travelled with two girlfriends. Easy to say you go from one place to another thinking "wow, this is one of the most spectacular places I've seen in my life". I've always felt safe, touristic spots are (too) well organised, might be difficult and more expensive to go up to the mountains without any agency. Sometimes I've travelled with colectivos and it was just fine. In the cities I used colectivos and not official taxi without problems.
Posted: August 20, 2025Experienced: September, 2024Safety in Peru
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