7Canguçu

Canguçu, Brazil: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 7 out of 10 Low crime

7/10 in Rio Grande do Sul · 2/10 in the world

Compared with 497 places in Rio Grande do Sul (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 2,124 per 100,000 people (12 months to October 2025)

Crime by type, as recorded by SSP-RS (12 months to October 2025)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Intentional homicide	1	2	10
Counted in victims, not cases.
Robbery resulting in death	1	2	0.2
Counted in victims, not cases.
Assault resulting in death	0	0	0.4
Counted in victims, not cases.
Robbery
Robbery other than of vehicles	17	34.2	176.2
Vehicle robbery	1	2	17.8
Theft and burglary
Theft other than of vehicles	222	446.9	979.6
Includes livestock theft.
Vehicle theft	10	20.1	59
Drugs
Drug possession	5	10.1	64.6
Drug trafficking	23	46.3	164.3
Other
Fraud	168	338.2	727.5
Weapons and ammunition offences	23	46.3	52.5

Source: SSP-RS, updated 26 October 2026.