Is Peru Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Peru
Safety rating
Women living in Peru consider the safety level to be moderate, with an overall safety rating of 2.9 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Peru consider the crime rate to be moderate, with an overall crime rating of 2.8 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 26 experiences
Safety rating: | 2.9/5 | Moderate |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 2.3/5 | Unsafe |
Safety using public transport: | 3.1/5 | Moderate |
Crime rate: | 2.8/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 3/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 3/5 | 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: | 3/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 2.4/5 | A bit worried |
How safe is Peru?
Aurora
Lima
Be cautious and avoid displaying expensive items in public. Always stay aware of who is around you, whether beside or behind you. Don't receive drinks from strangers. Only take safe taxis using apps, and send someone your location
Posted: January 15, 2025
izzy
Lima
Its not dangerous, but not safe enough to walk with the cellphone on the hand. I always prefer to take taxis from apps because its safer, but public transport is safe enough, although unorganized. Miraflores and San Isidro are much safer than other places.
Posted: January 15, 2025
Leila
Lima
It is not safe at all for people in general, and less form women. But certain districts are more or less safe. Also public tranaportation is terrible so if it's your first time here, try to use it with a local.
Posted: January 9, 2025
Angie
Los Olivos
I can say it’s kinda safe, not at all. But sometimes at night it’s not good to walk alone as a girl because the level of danger and the cops are not always around the streets, so it’s better not transit to this area
Posted: January 9, 2025Lima
Tourist areas can be quite busy and bad people could take advantage of that to take things out of your pockets, hands or purse. I will say that if you have to be precautious and aware of your surroundings while walking. Try not to use your phone on the streets and don’t drive with the windows down.
Posted: January 2, 2025Tarapoto
Tarapoto is a small town where almost everyone knows and protects each other. It is very safe during most of the day. Crime rate is very low, but one most always take some precautions at late night and also if you are far from the city.
Posted: December 31, 2024Lima
Nowadays, everywhere is dangerous in every country, but with good company, good advice, and good friendship, everything is alright. Lima is a big city; there are some dangerous districts, but we also have safe places to go.
Posted: December 30, 2024
Séphora
Cusco
It's an authentic touristic town. You can walk all alone by night and feel safe. Locals are helpful and mostly friendly. It is very easy to meet people from all over the world and aslo make friends with local people.
Posted: December 28, 2024Lima
It is safe, but you should know which areas to go to and at what times, and always be attentive and just in case, do not carry very valuable things visibly. Tourist areas tend to be quite safe since they are frequented.
Posted: December 28, 2024
Ariana
Piura
Piura nowadays isn’t safe as it used to be due to the lack of authority and the limited presence of police officers. Its a really interesting city and there’s plenty things to do but sometimes people rather not going out because they don’t feel our authorities do enough to keep us safe.
Posted: December 28, 2024Is Peru worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 76 experiences from female travelers
Ayacucho, Solo travel
I felt pretty safe, all Taxi drivers felt secure. At night, as a women dont walk alone, because there could be machismo sometimes. Food was Great and the activities you could experience around are awesome. I would recommend to stay at least 3 days in Cusco
Posted: October 19, 2024
Emely
Germany
Peru, Solo travel
I felt super safe in Peru! And the food is really delicious. One of the best in the world! What I did in Lima was eating and doing a paragliding course. It was relatively cheap (300€ for around 5 days - at least cheap compared to when you do it in Germany) and I could start the next day, what was great because I had a week left before going to Ecuador and had to find stuff to do. You can do sandboarding in huacachina, Doing a Colca Canion tour in Arequipa, doing the salcantay Trail of 4 days hiking and seeing the Machu Picchu! That was amazing! And going to Iquitos in the jungle for 4 days with a organised tour. That was great too!!
Posted: October 16, 2024Meet locals in Peru
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