Quito

Ecuador · Latin America & Caribbean

—Safety index

U.S. State DeptLevel 2 · Increased caution

Global Affairs CanadaLevel 2 · Increased caution

UK FCDOLevel 2 · Increased caution

Smartraveller (AU)Level 2 · Increased caution

2/5metric categories covered

Open comparison

-0.18°, -78.47°

Regional locator · ring ≈ the figure's geographic unit

The safety picture

A plain-language read of the sourced figures below

Quito has a thin data profile: two of five incidence categories are filled, and we carry no vetted homicide or robbery rate, so there is no composite score to read off.

The clearest signal here is government guidance. The US, Canada, the UK, and Australia all set Ecuador at their second advisory level, increased caution, and none of them differs from the others. Each of those advisories also names petty crime and flags pickpocketing and scams directed at travellers. We hold no survey figure for how safe residents say they feel after dark. With so few inputs, read this entry as a starting point rather than a full picture.

Safety dimensions

Larger area = more concern

Violent crimeNo data

Robbery & theftNo data

Travel advisoryNo data

The radar shows the three sourced, comparable risk measures (homicide, robbery, the strictest travel-advisory level). Tourist petty-crime signals are a different kind of measure — how often advisories mention them — so they are shown as rows under Tourist-specific incidents, not as radar axes.

Homicide / general violence

No vetted homicide figure for Quito yet.

Robbery (police-recorded)

No vetted robbery figure for Quito yet.

Travel advisories

U.S. State Department

U.S. State DeptLevel 2 · Increased caution

Primary source: U.S. Department of State — Ecuador Travel Advisory

Global Affairs Canada

Global Affairs CanadaLevel 2 · Increased caution

Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — Ecuador Travel Advice and Advisories

UK FCDO

UK FCDOLevel 2 · Increased caution

Primary source: UK FCDO — Ecuador travel advice

Smartraveller (Australia)

Smartraveller (AU)Level 2 · Increased caution

Primary source: Australian Government (DFAT Smartraveller) — Ecuador travel advice

Tourist-specific incidents

How often government travel advisories mention each — a source-consensus signal, not a risk rate.

Pickpocketing & petty theft in travel advisories

3 of 3 advisories mention this

project-atlas count: 3 of 3 reviewed government advisories mention this. A source-consensus signal, not a measured risk rate.

Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — Ecuador travel advice (Safety and security)

Scams & fraud in travel advisories

2 of 3 advisories mention this

project-atlas count: 2 of 3 reviewed government advisories mention this. A source-consensus signal, not a measured risk rate.

Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — Ecuador travel advice (Safety and security)