8La Paz

La Paz, Catamarca, Argentina: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 8 out of 10 Low crime

8/10 in Argentina · 6/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 8,846 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	1	3.8	3.5
Completed homicides only: attempts are counted on their own line.
Sexual offences
Rape	0	0	14.3
Includes attempts.
Sexual abuse	4	15.2	44.8
Other sexual offences	2	7.6	13.6
Includes online sexual offences against children.
Violence
Attempted homicide	1	3.8	3.2
Attempts only.
Assault causing injury	46	174.6	392.6
Threats	95	360.7	476.6
Kidnapping for ransom	0	0	0.2
Robbery
Robbery	51	193.6	809.3
Robo: theft with force or violence, including robberies that caused injury or death.
Attempted robbery	4	15.2	66.7
Attempts only.
Extortion	0	0	4.4
Theft and burglary
Theft	84	318.9	676
Hurto: theft without force or violence.
Attempted theft	0	0	38.9
Attempts only.
Drugs
Drug supply and production	5	19	37.2
Drug possession	1	3.8	178.4
Includes possession for personal use and other drug law offences.
Damage and public order
Criminal damage	30	113.9	176.7
Public order offences	1	3.8	3.8
Other
Fraud	39	148.1	235.9
In person and online.

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