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Capital, Catamarca, Argentina: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 2 out of 10 High crime

2/10 in Argentina · 3/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 24,958 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	3	1.6	3.5
Completed homicides only: attempts are counted on their own line.
Sexual offences
Rape	5	2.7	14.3
Includes attempts.
Sexual abuse	86	46.1	44.8
Other sexual offences	73	39.1	13.6
Includes online sexual offences against children.
Violence
Attempted homicide	2	1.1	3.2
Attempts only.
Assault causing injury	773	414.6	392.6
Threats	1,368	733.6	476.6
Kidnapping for ransom	0	0	0.2
Robbery
Robbery	1,505	807.1	809.3
Robo: theft with force or violence, including robberies that caused injury or death.
Attempted robbery	264	141.6	66.7
Attempts only.
Extortion	0	0	4.4
Theft and burglary
Theft	2,523	1,353.1	676
Hurto: theft without force or violence.
Attempted theft	210	112.6	38.9
Attempts only.
Drugs
Drug supply and production	31	16.6	37.2
Drug possession	176	94.4	178.4
Includes possession for personal use and other drug law offences.
Damage and public order
Criminal damage	394	211.3	176.7
Public order offences	4	2.1	3.8
Other
Fraud	1,099	589.4	235.9
In person and online.

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