Women living in Lima consider the safety level to be relatively low, with an overall safety rating of 2.4 out of 5.
Women living in Lima consider the crime rate to be moderate, with an overall crime rating of 3 out of 5.
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.
Based on 19 experiences
Safety rating: | 2.4/5 | Unsafe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 1.8/5 | Unsafe |
Safety using public transport: | 2.5/5 | Moderate |
Crime rate: | 3/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 3.4/5 | 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: | 3.2/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 2.5/5 | Moderate |
Lima, Peru is suffering from many extortions, so if you are coming specifically to Lima, I recommend NOT using public transportation and avoiding the districts: Callao, Los Olivos, Comas, San Juan de Lurigancho, and Cercado de Lima.
Posted: April 13, 2025Jenni
Lima is not the safest place , you have to know which parts of Lima you can walk around for example Miraflores, barranco, san isidro, and historical center are the safest. if you are aware of this you would find your self having a good time and not feeling scare.
Posted: March 4, 2025The safest districts in Lima are Miraflores, San Isidro, Part of Barranco and San Borja. If you want to take transport, it is better to only Uber or Cabify. Please do not show your mobile phone in the streets.
Posted: February 21, 2025Aurora
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, 2025izzy
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, 2025based on 16 experiences from female travelers
Luisa
Colombia
It was my first time in Lima, and I can say I totally recommend it. On my first day in Lima I went to Plaza las Armas there was a lot of shops to buy anything you need on an affordable price, the main square is very cozy and chill you can walk around easily it connects to another smaller square around 3 or 4 blocks away. The coast of the city is absolutely beautiful and well maintained, there's a lot of parks with different tematics, I was mostly exploring Miraflores which is one of the most popular neighborhoods in there, I felt safe all the time, I walked around the beach and saw people surfing (there were surfing academies a long it), hotels and a lot of activities you can do, also went to the local market all with a guider from a place called Huarikebike, on this one you can visit those place around the neighborhood on bicycle while learning about the history of the city, also eat some of the local food which is 100% delicious the place is called Maraparte. I stayed near the Arena 1 (I went to a concert there) and the Malecones where the Panamerican youth games happened, I stayed in a room at an Airbnb 10 minutes away, with a lovely family the host name was Flor. The general price of the city is cheap to average and it's mostly safe, of course it's always better to be careful around it, as the locals recommended me there were some parts of the city on which is better to take an InDrive to move around, it's cheap and easy to use. I'm hoping to go there one day again, there was so much left to see.
Posted: May 27, 2025Experienced: April, 2025izzy
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