🇪🇨 Safest Neighborhoods in Guayaquil
Ranked by overall crime rate — lowest (safest) first
Overview
This ranking analyzes 25 neighborhoods and districts in Guayaquil, sorted by their overall crime rate per 100,000 residents. Areas with lower crime rates appear first, representing the safest neighborhoods based on official crime statistics for the 2025 reporting period.
Guayaquil has an estimated population of 4,788,157 residents. The overall crime rate for the area is 450.0 per 100,000 residents, based on 30,002 total recorded crimes across all tracked categories.
Top 5 Safest Neighborhoods
The safest neighborhoods in Guayaquil based on the lowest overall crime rates are:
- Colimes — with a crime rate of just 64.6 per 100K, this is the 1st safest area in Guayaquil.
- Palestina — with a crime rate of just 125.2 per 100K, this is the 2nd safest area in Guayaquil.
- Samborondon — with a crime rate of just 218.8 per 100K, this is the 3rd safest area in Guayaquil.
- Salitre (Urbina Jado) — with a crime rate of just 250.1 per 100K, this is the 4th safest area in Guayaquil.
- Santa Lucia — with a crime rate of just 276.1 per 100K, this is the 5th safest area in Guayaquil.
These five areas collectively have significantly lower crime rates than the city average of 450.0 per 100K, making them the statistically safest places to live in Guayaquil.
Areas with Highest Crime Rates
For comparison, the following areas have the highest crime rates in Guayaquil:
- Nobol — 897.8 per 100K
- San Jacinto De Yaguachi — 870.2 per 100K
- Playas — 815.6 per 100K
- Guayaquil — 722.1 per 100K
- Duran — 674.8 per 100K
The gap between the safest and highest-crime area is significant: Nobol has a crime rate approximately 14× higher than Colimes.
| Rank | Neighborhood | Crime Rate | Total Crimes | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colimes | 64.6 per 100K | 18 | Low |
| 2 | Palestina | 125.2 per 100K | 24 | Low |
| 3 | Samborondon | 218.8 per 100K | 239 | Low |
| 4 | Salitre (Urbina Jado) | 250.1 per 100K | 164 | Low |
| 5 | Santa Lucia | 276.1 per 100K | 129 | Low |
| 6 | Daule | 327.8 per 100K | 807 | Low |
| 7 | Milagro | 329.5 per 100K | 716 | Low |
| 8 | Lomas De Sargentillo | 340.4 per 100K | 84 | Low |
| 9 | Pedro Carbo | 347.8 per 100K | 198 | Low |
| 10 | Coronel Marcelino Maridueña | 384.4 per 100K | 55 | Moderate |
| 11 | Isidro Ayora | 384.5 per 100K | 61 | Moderate |
| 12 | Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno (Jujan) | 391.7 per 100K | 104 | Moderate |
| 13 | Naranjito | 396.1 per 100K | 191 | Moderate |
| 14 | Balzar | 399.6 per 100K | 251 | Moderate |
| 15 | Balao | 409.9 per 100K | 115 | Moderate |
| 16 | Gral Antonio Elizalde | 415.0 per 100K | 54 | Moderate |
| 17 | El Triunfo | 488.9 per 100K | 319 | Moderate |
| 18 | Naranjal | 551.7 per 100K | 513 | High |
| 19 | Simon Bolivar | 572.9 per 100K | 182 | High |
| 20 | El Empalme | 595.3 per 100K | 521 | High |
| 21 | Duran | 674.8 per 100K | 2,247 | High |
| 22 | Guayaquil | 722.1 per 100K | 21,539 | High |
| 23 | Playas | 815.6 per 100K | 545 | High |
| 24 | San Jacinto De Yaguachi | 870.2 per 100K | 686 | High |
| 25 | Nobol | 897.8 per 100K | 240 | High |
Crime Category Breakdown
Across all neighborhoods in Guayaquil, the following crime categories are tracked:
Methodology
Rankings are based on the total crime rate per 100,000 residents for each neighborhood, combining all tracked crime categories. The safety rating (LOW / MODERATE / HIGH) is assigned using tertiles: the bottom third of areas by crime rate are rated LOW (safest), the middle third MODERATE, and the top third HIGH. Data is sourced from official government crime statistics. Cross-area comparisons within a city are generally reliable as all areas use the same data collection methodology.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the safest neighborhood in Guayaquil?
Based on official crime statistics, Colimes is the safest neighborhood in Guayaquil with a crime rate of 64.6 per 100,000 residents — the lowest among all 25 analyzed areas.
How are the safety rankings calculated?
Rankings are based on the total crime rate per 100,000 residents, which normalizes for population differences. The rate combines all tracked crime categories (homicide, robbery, theft, assault, and sexual assault) from official government data sources.
How many neighborhoods are included in the Guayaquil ranking?
This ranking includes 25 neighborhoods and districts in Guayaquil that have reported crime statistics available in our database.
When was this data last updated?
The crime data used for these rankings covers the reporting period ending 2025. Data is sourced from INEC — Cifras de Seguridad (Comisión Especial de Estadística de Seguridad, Justicia, Crimen y Transparencia).
What does the safety rating mean?
Areas are rated LOW (bottom third by crime rate — safest), MODERATE (middle third), or HIGH (top third — highest crime). This rating is relative to other neighborhoods in Guayaquil, not a global benchmark.