Historical dataset showing Ecuador crime rate per 100K population by year from 1990 to 2021.

During 2024, robberies were the most common type of crime registered in Ecuador, with over ****** cases. Followed by motorcycle theft, with over ****** reports.

During 2022, among the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Ecuador ranked in the upper table on the number of homicides. Guayas region, with more than four million inhabitants, ranked with the highest number of recorded homicides in 2024. Followed by Manabí y Los Ríos.

Historical dataset showing Ecuador murder/homicide rate per 100K population by year from 1990 to 2021.

The Latin American and Caribbean nation with the highest prison population rate in 2025 was El Salvador, with 1,659 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants, the only country to achieve four digits, followed by Cuba with 794 prisoners. Guatemala and Haiti had the lowest prison population rates, 123 and 63 per 100,000 inhabitants, respectively.

In 2024, the highest homicide rate among 22 Latin American and Caribbean countries surveyed was in Haiti, with around 62 murders committed per 100,000 inhabitants. Trinidad and Tobago came in second, with a homicide rate of 46, while Honduras ranked seventh, with 25. In the same year, the lowest rate was recorded in El Salvador, with a homicide rate of 1.9 per 100,000 inhabitants. A violence-ridden region Violence and crime are some of the most pressing problems affecting Latin American society nowadays. More than 40 of the 50 most dangerous cities in the world are located in this region, as well as one of the twenty countries with the least peace in the world according to the Global Peace Index. Despite governments’ large spending on security and high imprisonment rates, drug and weapon trafficking, organized crime, and gangs have turned violence into an epidemic that affects the whole region and a solution to this issue appears to be hardly attainable. The cost of violence in Mexico Mexico stands out as an example of the great cost that violence inflicts upon a country, since beyond claiming human lives, it also affects everyday life and has a negative impact on the economy. Mexicans have a high perceived level of insecurity, as they do not only fear becoming victims of homicide, but also of other common crimes, such as assault or rape. Such fear prevents people from performing everyday activities, for instance, going out at night, taking a taxi or going to the movies or the theater. Furthermore, the economic toll of violence in Mexico is more than considerable. For example, the cost of homicide and violent crime amounted to 2099.8 and 1778.1 billion Mexican pesos in 2023, respectively.

During 2022, among the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Ecuador ranked in the upper table on the number of homicides. In 2024, over 7,000 homicides were recorded and around 85 percent of cases used a firearm as the murder weapon.

Ecuador EC: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data was reported at 8.200 Ratio in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.000 Ratio for 2013. Ecuador EC: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 15.400 Ratio from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2014, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.000 Ratio in 2008 and a record low of 8.200 Ratio in 2014. Ecuador EC: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.World Bank: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.; ; UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.; Weighted average;

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Ecuador EC: Coverage: Social Safety Net Programs: % of Population data was reported at 67.050 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 67.988 % for 2012. Ecuador EC: Coverage: Social Safety Net Programs: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 64.689 % from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2016, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 67.988 % in 2012 and a record low of 37.473 % in 2011. Ecuador EC: Coverage: Social Safety Net Programs: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.World Bank: Social Protection. Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.; ; ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/); Simple average;

Ecuador EC: Adequacy: Social Safety Net Programs: % of Total Welfare of Beneficiary Households data was reported at 12.567 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 10.417 % for 2012. Ecuador EC: Adequacy: Social Safety Net Programs: % of Total Welfare of Beneficiary Households data is updated yearly, averaging 11.425 % from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2016, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.567 % in 2016 and a record low of 10.417 % in 2012. Ecuador EC: Adequacy: Social Safety Net Programs: % of Total Welfare of Beneficiary Households data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.World Bank.WDI: Social Protection. Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.; ; ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/); Simple average;

Ecuador Exports of safety glass, of tempered or laminated glass to Panama was US$26.65 Thousand during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Ecuador Exports of safety glass, of tempered or laminated glass to Panama - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on November of 2025.

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Ecuador EC: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data was reported at 9.511 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.854 Ratio for 2015. Ecuador EC: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data is updated yearly, averaging 26.667 Ratio from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33.107 Ratio in 2008 and a record low of 9.511 Ratio in 2016. Ecuador EC: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.World Bank: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides, male are estimates of unlawful male homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.; ; UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.; ;

Ecuador Imports from Brazil of Safety Fuses, Detonating Fuses, Percussion Caps, Igniters, Electric Detonators was US$2.49 Thousand during 2015, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.

The feminicide rate per 100,000 women in Ecuador was estimated at approximately 1.20 in 2023. Between 2014 and 2023, the rate rose by around 0.90, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

Ecuador EC: Coverage: Social Safety Net Programs: 4th Quintile: % of Population data was reported at 59.284 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 60.031 % for 2012. Ecuador EC: Coverage: Social Safety Net Programs: 4th Quintile: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 55.380 % from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2016, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 60.031 % in 2012 and a record low of 29.033 % in 2011. Ecuador EC: Coverage: Social Safety Net Programs: 4th Quintile: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ecuador – Table EC.World Bank: Social Protection. Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.; ; ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/); Simple average;

Ecuador Safety and Protective Doors and Windows Market is expected to grow during 2025-2031

Statistics illustrates consumption, production, prices, and trade of Safety Headgear in Ecuador from 2007 to 2024.