2Monteros

Monteros, Argentina: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 2 out of 10 High crime

2/10 in Argentina · 3/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 22,382 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	9	11.6	14.3
Includes attempts.
Sexual abuse	15	19.4	44.8
Other sexual offences	28	36.1	13.6
Includes online sexual offences against children.
Violence
Attempted homicide	1	1.3	3.2
Attempts only.
Assault causing injury	485	626.1	392.6
Threats	746	963	476.6
Kidnapping for ransom	0	0	0.2
Robbery
Robbery	332	428.6	809.3
Robo: theft with force or violence, including robberies that caused injury or death.
Attempted robbery	12	15.5	66.7
Attempts only.
Extortion	0	0	4.4
Theft and burglary
Theft	353	455.7	676
Hurto: theft without force or violence.
Attempted theft	22	28.4	38.9
Attempts only.
Drugs
Drug supply and production	32	41.3	37.2
Drug possession	56	72.3	178.4
Includes possession for personal use and other drug law offences.
Damage and public order
Criminal damage	92	118.8	176.7
Public order offences	2	2.6	3.8
Other
Fraud	207	267.2	235.9
In person and online.

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