Go with a plan.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts San Salvador at 47/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than El Salvador's national picture overall (66/100 vs 72/100).
City page · part of El Salvador
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in San Salvador 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 El Salvador's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
53.5
Safety Index
46.5
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as El Salvador's national page, with crime swapped for San Salvador's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Legal since 1822+ UN decl. sign.
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
A / B · 115V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 911 / ambulance: 132 / fire: 913
How this compares to El Salvador
Numbeo's Safety Index puts San Salvador at 47/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than El Salvador's national picture overall (66/100 vs 72/100).
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