5Zárate

Zárate, Argentina: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime

5/10 in Argentina · 4/10 in the world

Compared with 525 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 14,400 per 100,000 people (2025)

Crime by type, as recorded by Ministerio de Seguridad (SNIC) (2025)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Homicide	7	5.3	3.5
Completed homicides only: attempts are counted on their own line.
Sexual offences
Rape	18	13.7	14.3
Includes attempts.
Sexual abuse	31	23.6	44.8
Other sexual offences	0	0	13.6
Includes online sexual offences against children.
Violence
Attempted homicide	8	6.1	3.2
Attempts only.
Assault causing injury	381	289.9	392.6
Threats	402	305.9	476.6
Kidnapping for ransom	0	0	0.2
Robbery
Robbery	877	667.4	809.3
Robo: theft with force or violence, including robberies that caused injury or death.
Attempted robbery	87	66.2	66.7
Attempts only.
Extortion	0	0	4.4
Theft and burglary
Theft	457	347.8	676
Hurto: theft without force or violence.
Attempted theft	24	18.3	38.9
Attempts only.
Drugs
Drug supply and production	78	59.4	37.2
Drug possession	141	107.3	178.4
Includes possession for personal use and other drug law offences.
Damage and public order
Criminal damage	114	86.7	176.7
Public order offences	19	14.5	3.8
Other
Fraud	89	67.7	235.9
In person and online.

Source: Ministerio de Seguridad (SNIC), updated 26 October 2026.