4Chañaral

Chañaral, Chile: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime

4/10 in Chile · 3/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 30,530 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	0	0	4.7
Femicide	0	0	0.3
Sexual offences
Rape	3	23.1	22.1
Sexual abuse	6	46.3	63.7
Sexual harassment	5	38.5	9.2
Other sexual offences	0	0	7.6
Violence
Serious injury	17	131.1	35.5
Less serious injury	9	69.4	46.7
Minor injury	69	532	294.6
Threats	123	948.3	755
Domestic violence	85	655.3	681.8
Robbery
Robbery with violence or intimidation	8	61.7	304.6
Snatch theft	0	0	196.1
Violent vehicle robbery	0	0	40.6
Theft and burglary
Burglary of a dwelling	25	192.7	205.9
Burglary of other premises	24	185	211.7
Vehicle theft	1	7.7	141.9
Theft from vehicles	14	107.9	249.1
Other theft with force	5	38.5	56.6
Theft	55	424	628.1
Drugs
Drug offences	28	215.9	93.3
Damage and public order
Drinking or drug use in public	118	909.7	534.7
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Minor threats or brawling	6	46.3	32.2
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Criminal damage	120	925.1	603.9
Public disorder	3	23.1	6.9
Other
Attempted robbery	5	38.5	43
Attempts at any kind of robbery or theft; CEAD files them under other offences.
Handling stolen goods	21	161.9	53.9
Weapons law offences	4	30.8	108.6
Carrying a knife or bladed weapon	5	38.5	39.5

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