Go with a plan.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Asuncion at 45/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Paraguay's national picture overall (64/100 vs 67/100).
City page · part of Paraguay
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Asuncion 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 Paraguay's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
55.2
Safety Index
44.8
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Paraguay's national page, with crime swapped for Asuncion's own Numbeo number above.
Local know-how
Staying safe in Asuncion, specifically
- • The National Police has a highly visible presence.
- • After dark, some of the main outskirt avenues and parts of the oldest city center near the port can be unsafe and are best avoided.
- • Be extremely careful when crossing streets in Asunción.
- • The United States Centres for Disease Control recommends that all visitors to Asunción receive a typhoid vaccination prior to travel.
- • The "Chacarita" area by the river, next to the Palace is an extremely impoverished and dangerous part of the city, and is definitely not a place to go exploring.
Legal status (national law)
Legal since 1880; Age of consent discrepancy+ UN decl. sign.
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
A / B / C / N · 220V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 911 / ambulance: 911 / fire: 911
Tipping
Tipping is uncommon, and service charges are included with the bill.
Cash vs. Card
The currency is the guaraní (ISO 4217 code: PYG), denoted by the symbol ₲. The abbreviation "GS." is generally used locally, and it is used in Wikivoyage articles as well.
How this compares to Paraguay
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Asuncion at 45/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Paraguay's national picture overall (64/100 vs 67/100).
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