8Uruguay

Uruguay, 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: 8,970 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	0.9	3.5
Completed homicides only: attempts are counted on their own line.
Sexual offences
Rape	0	0	14.3
Includes attempts.
Sexual abuse	5	4.3	44.8
Other sexual offences	1	0.9	13.6
Includes online sexual offences against children.
Violence
Attempted homicide	0	0	3.2
Attempts only.
Assault causing injury	112	97	392.6
Threats	296	256.2	476.6
Kidnapping for ransom	0	0	0.2
Robbery
Robbery	489	423.3	809.3
Robo: theft with force or violence, including robberies that caused injury or death.
Attempted robbery	50	43.3	66.7
Attempts only.
Extortion	1	0.9	4.4
Theft and burglary
Theft	473	409.5	676
Hurto: theft without force or violence.
Attempted theft	12	10.4	38.9
Attempts only.
Drugs
Drug supply and production	41	35.5	37.2
Drug possession	124	107.3	178.4
Includes possession for personal use and other drug law offences.
Damage and public order
Criminal damage	166	143.7	176.7
Public order offences	0	0	3.8
Other
Fraud	276	238.9	235.9
In person and online.

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