5La Serena

La Serena, 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: 29,155 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	6	2.2	4.7
Femicide	0	0	0.3
Sexual offences
Rape	68	25	22.1
Sexual abuse	237	87.3	63.7
Sexual harassment	34	12.5	9.2
Other sexual offences	11	4	7.6
Violence
Serious injury	74	27.2	35.5
Less serious injury	95	35	46.7
Minor injury	748	275.4	294.6
Threats	1,795	660.9	755
Domestic violence	2,091	769.9	681.8
Robbery
Robbery with violence or intimidation	789	290.5	304.6
Snatch theft	303	111.6	196.1
Violent vehicle robbery	41	15.1	40.6
Theft and burglary
Burglary of a dwelling	795	292.7	205.9
Burglary of other premises	841	309.6	211.7
Vehicle theft	505	185.9	141.9
Theft from vehicles	966	355.7	249.1
Other theft with force	186	68.5	56.6
Theft	1,766	650.2	628.1
Drugs
Drug offences	179	65.9	93.3
Damage and public order
Drinking or drug use in public	925	340.6	534.7
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Minor threats or brawling	95	35	32.2
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Criminal damage	1,934	712.1	603.9
Public disorder	17	6.3	6.9
Other
Attempted robbery	209	76.9	43
Attempts at any kind of robbery or theft; CEAD files them under other offences.
Handling stolen goods	191	70.3	53.9
Weapons law offences	537	197.7	108.6
Carrying a knife or bladed weapon	108	39.8	39.5

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