3Nilópolis

Nilópolis, Brazil: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime

3/10 in Rio de Janeiro · 1/10 in the world

Compared with 92 places in Rio de Janeiro (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 19,788 per 100,000 people (12 months to September 2026)

Crime by type, as recorded by ISP-RJ (12 months to September 2026)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Intentional homicide	10	6.8	16.7
Counted in victims, not cases.
Femicide	0	0	0.7
Counted in victims, not cases.
Robbery resulting in death	0	0	0.5
Counted in victims, not cases.
Assault resulting in death	0	0	0.3
Counted in victims, not cases.
Sexual offences
Rape	54	36.8	38.4
Counted in victims, not cases.
Violence
Attempted homicide	28	19.1	22.3
Attempts only; counted in victims.
Attempted femicide	0	0	2.1
Attempts only; counted in victims.
Assault causing injury	747	508.9	426.2
Counted in victims, not cases.
Kidnapping for ransom	0	0	0
Counted in victims, not cases.
Threats	765	521.2	484
Counted in victims, not cases.
Robbery
Street robbery	263	179.2	149.2
Mobile phone robbery	230	156.7	134.9
Robbery on public transport	6	4.1	16
Vehicle robbery	224	152.6	161
Cargo robbery	7	4.8	19.2
Robbery of a shop or business	27	18.4	13.8
Home robbery	2	1.4	3.9
Cash machine robbery	0	0	0.1
Robbery forcing the victim to withdraw cash	0	0	0.1
Robbery after a cash withdrawal	1	0.7	0.7
Bicycle robbery	2	1.4	1.5
Other robbery	82	55.9	66.5
Includes the robberies that ended in a death (whose victims are also counted under robbery resulting in death).
Express kidnapping	0	0	1
Counted in victims, not cases.
Extortion	66	45	28.8
Theft and burglary
Vehicle theft	239	162.8	98.5
Theft from a person	68	46.3	92.3
Theft on public transport	37	25.2	46.4
Mobile phone theft	158	107.6	251.7
Bicycle theft	12	8.2	25.5
Other theft	688	468.7	571.7
Drugs
Drug seizures	55	37.5	170.5
Police records of drug possession, dealing or seizure, one per record.
Other
Fraud	1,769	1,205.3	1,002.4

Source: ISP-RJ, updated 26 October 2026.