7El Alto

El Alto, Argentina: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 7 out of 10 Low crime

7/10 in Argentina · 5/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 11,771 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	0	0	3.5
Completed homicides only: attempts are counted on their own line.
Sexual offences
Rape	0	0	14.3
Includes attempts.
Sexual abuse	1	22.9	44.8
Other sexual offences	5	114.3	13.6
Includes online sexual offences against children.
Violence
Attempted homicide	0	0	3.2
Attempts only.
Assault causing injury	4	91.4	392.6
Threats	23	525.7	476.6
Kidnapping for ransom	0	0	0.2
Robbery
Robbery	10	228.6	809.3
Robo: theft with force or violence, including robberies that caused injury or death.
Attempted robbery	1	22.9	66.7
Attempts only.
Extortion	0	0	4.4
Theft and burglary
Theft	11	251.4	676
Hurto: theft without force or violence.
Attempted theft	0	0	38.9
Attempts only.
Drugs
Drug supply and production	0	0	37.2
Drug possession	0	0	178.4
Includes possession for personal use and other drug law offences.
Damage and public order
Criminal damage	14	320	176.7
Public order offences	0	0	3.8
Other
Fraud	1	22.9	235.9
In person and online.

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