7Cauquenes

Cauquenes, Chile: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 7 out of 10 Low crime

7/10 in Chile · 3/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 26,336 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	4	9	4.7
Femicide	0	0	0.3
Sexual offences
Rape	6	13.5	22.1
Sexual abuse	46	103.4	63.7
Sexual harassment	5	11.2	9.2
Other sexual offences	5	11.2	7.6
Violence
Serious injury	20	44.9	35.5
Less serious injury	24	53.9	46.7
Minor injury	136	305.6	294.6
Threats	353	793.3	755
Domestic violence	280	629.2	681.8
Robbery
Robbery with violence or intimidation	28	62.9	304.6
Snatch theft	12	27	196.1
Violent vehicle robbery	0	0	40.6
Theft and burglary
Burglary of a dwelling	103	231.5	205.9
Burglary of other premises	70	157.3	211.7
Vehicle theft	4	9	141.9
Theft from vehicles	17	38.2	249.1
Other theft with force	19	42.7	56.6
Theft	183	411.3	628.1
Drugs
Drug offences	72	161.8	93.3
Damage and public order
Drinking or drug use in public	256	575.3	534.7
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Minor threats or brawling	18	40.5	32.2
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Criminal damage	318	714.6	603.9
Public disorder	4	9	6.9
Other
Attempted robbery	12	27	43
Attempts at any kind of robbery or theft; CEAD files them under other offences.
Handling stolen goods	9	20.2	53.9
Weapons law offences	61	137.1	108.6
Carrying a knife or bladed weapon	15	33.7	39.5

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