6Capital

Capital, La Rioja, Argentina: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime

6/10 in Argentina · 5/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 12,571 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	6	2.9	3.5
Completed homicides only: attempts are counted on their own line.
Sexual offences
Rape	1	0.5	14.3
Includes attempts.
Sexual abuse	79	37.5	44.8
Other sexual offences	1	0.5	13.6
Includes online sexual offences against children.
Violence
Attempted homicide	1	0.5	3.2
Attempts only.
Assault causing injury	542	257.5	392.6
Threats	257	122.1	476.6
Kidnapping for ransom	0	0	0.2
Robbery
Robbery	1,167	554.4	809.3
Robo: theft with force or violence, including robberies that caused injury or death.
Attempted robbery	151	71.7	66.7
Attempts only.
Extortion	0	0	4.4
Theft and burglary
Theft	1,952	927.3	676
Hurto: theft without force or violence.
Attempted theft	132	62.7	38.9
Attempts only.
Drugs
Drug supply and production	134	63.7	37.2
Drug possession	104	49.4	178.4
Includes possession for personal use and other drug law offences.
Damage and public order
Criminal damage	179	85	176.7
Public order offences	1	0.5	3.8
Other
Fraud	875	415.7	235.9
In person and online.

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