4Santa Bárbara

Santa Bárbara, 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: 30,660 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	1	6.8	4.7
Femicide	0	0	0.3
Sexual offences
Rape	2	13.6	22.1
Sexual abuse	12	81.7	63.7
Sexual harassment	3	20.4	9.2
Other sexual offences	0	0	7.6
Violence
Serious injury	7	47.7	35.5
Less serious injury	10	68.1	46.7
Minor injury	76	517.5	294.6
Threats	92	626.4	755
Domestic violence	119	810.2	681.8
Robbery
Robbery with violence or intimidation	14	95.3	304.6
Snatch theft	4	27.2	196.1
Violent vehicle robbery	0	0	40.6
Theft and burglary
Burglary of a dwelling	36	245.1	205.9
Burglary of other premises	46	313.2	211.7
Vehicle theft	4	27.2	141.9
Theft from vehicles	13	88.5	249.1
Other theft with force	4	27.2	56.6
Theft	62	422.1	628.1
Drugs
Drug offences	15	102.1	93.3
Damage and public order
Drinking or drug use in public	359	2,444.3	534.7
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Minor threats or brawling	5	34	32.2
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Criminal damage	84	571.9	603.9
Public disorder	3	20.4	6.9
Other
Attempted robbery	3	20.4	43
Attempts at any kind of robbery or theft; CEAD files them under other offences.
Handling stolen goods	11	74.9	53.9
Weapons law offences	33	224.7	108.6
Carrying a knife or bladed weapon	21	143	39.5

Source: CEAD (Prevención del Delito), updated 28 October 2026.