Think twice.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Cuenca at 54/100 for crime — that makes it read safer than Ecuador's national picture overall (54/100 vs 46/100).
City page · part of Ecuador
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Cuenca report
Numbeo aggregates thousands of resident-submitted perception surveys into a per-city Crime Index (higher = worse) and its inverse, a Safety Index — the only real city-granularity crime signal feeding this page, alongside Ecuador's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
45.8
Safety Index
54.2
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Ecuador's national page, with crime swapped for Cuenca's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Legal since 1997+ UN decl. sign.
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
A / B · 120V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 911 / ambulance: 911 / fire: 911
How this compares to Ecuador
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Cuenca at 54/100 for crime — that makes it read safer than Ecuador's national picture overall (54/100 vs 46/100).
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