http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.elcomercio.com%2Fseguridad%2Fasaltos-denuncia-desconfianza-justicia_0_527347341.html However, a survey of 4000 households in Quito Observatory raised the Metropolitan Public Safety (CSOM) in January of this year reveals that 80% of attacks on people is not reported.
This occurs, according to research by seven factors. 34.7% of those affected because it does not trust the law, the 15.7% confidence in the police ...
The director of the CSOM, Daniel Ponton says that in 2008 the number of victims not to transfer their cases to the courts was 85.5%.
It states that one of every four Ecuadorians paid a bribe in the courts during the past year. Over 37% of users surveyed courts or tribunals in Ecuador was "very dissatisfied". And 41% do not trust the law if a victim of theft or assault.