5Calama

Calama, Chile: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime

5/10 in Chile · 3/10 in the world

Compared with 345 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 30,004 per 100,000 people (12 months to December 2025)

Crime by type, as recorded by CEAD (Prevención del Delito) (12 months to December 2025)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Homicide	13	6.6	4.7
Femicide	0	0	0.3
Sexual offences
Rape	45	22.9	22.1
Sexual abuse	139	70.6	63.7
Sexual harassment	11	5.6	9.2
Other sexual offences	21	10.7	7.6
Violence
Serious injury	84	42.7	35.5
Less serious injury	109	55.4	46.7
Minor injury	746	379	294.6
Threats	1,293	656.9	755
Domestic violence	1,279	649.8	681.8
Robbery
Robbery with violence or intimidation	579	294.2	304.6
Snatch theft	256	130.1	196.1
Violent vehicle robbery	93	47.3	40.6
Theft and burglary
Burglary of a dwelling	454	230.7	205.9
Burglary of other premises	436	221.5	211.7
Vehicle theft	585	297.2	141.9
Theft from vehicles	628	319.1	249.1
Other theft with force	76	38.6	56.6
Theft	1,388	705.2	628.1
Drugs
Drug offences	336	170.7	93.3
Damage and public order
Drinking or drug use in public	1,430	726.6	534.7
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Minor threats or brawling	36	18.3	32.2
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Criminal damage	1,121	569.6	603.9
Public disorder	3	1.5	6.9
Other
Attempted robbery	91	46.2	43
Attempts at any kind of robbery or theft; CEAD files them under other offences.
Handling stolen goods	129	65.5	53.9
Weapons law offences	106	53.9	108.6
Carrying a knife or bladed weapon	177	89.9	39.5

Source: CEAD (Prevención del Delito), updated 26 October 2026.