6Iguazú

Iguazú, Argentina: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime

6/10 in Argentina · 4/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 13,737 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	9	9	3.5
Completed homicides only: attempts are counted on their own line.
Sexual offences
Rape	35	35.1	14.3
Includes attempts.
Sexual abuse	79	79.1	44.8
Other sexual offences	4	4	13.6
Includes online sexual offences against children.
Violence
Attempted homicide	0	0	3.2
Attempts only.
Assault causing injury	129	129.2	392.6
Threats	186	186.3	476.6
Kidnapping for ransom	0	0	0.2
Robbery
Robbery	629	630	809.3
Robo: theft with force or violence, including robberies that caused injury or death.
Attempted robbery	55	55.1	66.7
Attempts only.
Extortion	3	3	4.4
Theft and burglary
Theft	709	710.2	676
Hurto: theft without force or violence.
Attempted theft	28	28	38.9
Attempts only.
Drugs
Drug supply and production	62	62.1	37.2
Drug possession	34	34.1	178.4
Includes possession for personal use and other drug law offences.
Damage and public order
Criminal damage	99	99.2	176.7
Public order offences	0	0	3.8
Other
Fraud	44	44.1	235.9
In person and online.

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