3La Candelaria

La Candelaria, Argentina: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime

3/10 in Argentina · 3/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 19,256 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	1	13.9	14.3
Includes attempts.
Sexual abuse	0	0	44.8
Other sexual offences	2	27.8	13.6
Includes online sexual offences against children.
Violence
Attempted homicide	0	0	3.2
Attempts only.
Assault causing injury	36	501.3	392.6
Threats	77	1,072.1	476.6
Kidnapping for ransom	0	0	0.2
Robbery
Robbery	14	194.9	809.3
Robo: theft with force or violence, including robberies that caused injury or death.
Attempted robbery	0	0	66.7
Attempts only.
Extortion	0	0	4.4
Theft and burglary
Theft	18	250.6	676
Hurto: theft without force or violence.
Attempted theft	0	0	38.9
Attempts only.
Drugs
Drug supply and production	1	13.9	37.2
Drug possession	3	41.8	178.4
Includes possession for personal use and other drug law offences.
Damage and public order
Criminal damage	26	362	176.7
Public order offences	0	0	3.8
Other
Fraud	11	153.2	235.9
In person and online.

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