Objective: to establish the reliability and validity of an instrument that measures expectations of public safety in a context of low local development.Methodology: a non-experimental study was carried out with a non-probabilistic selection of microentrepreneurs, considering their participation in business development and social entrepreneurship programs.Results: three factors related to recruitment, technology and training were established, which accounted for 74% of the total variation.Limitations: Design limits results to the search scenario. Study value: the instrument can be compared with other scenarios and study samples with similar conditions. Conclusions: an exploratory factorial structure was established that will allow its study from the inclusion and contrast of other variables such as quality of life and subjective well-being reported in the literature.