Think twice.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Lima at 30/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Peru's national picture overall (54/100 vs 62/100).
City page · part of Peru
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Lima 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 Peru's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
70.1
Safety Index
29.9
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Peru's national page, with crime swapped for Lima's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Legal since 1924; equal age of consent since 2012+ 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 · 220V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 911 / ambulance: 911 / fire: 911
How this compares to Peru
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Lima at 30/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Peru's national picture overall (54/100 vs 62/100).
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