2La Unión
La Unión, Nariño, Colombia: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in Colombia · 1/10 in the world
Compared with 1108 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 10,366 per 100,000 people (12 months to September 2026)
Crime by type, as recorded by MinDefensa / Policía Nacional (12 months to September 2026)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Homicide | 14 | 43.9 | 26.3 |
| Counted in victims, not cases; femicides included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Sexual offences | 21 | 65.8 | 59 |
| Violence | |||
| Assault causing injury | 62 | 194.3 | 181.5 |
| Domestic violence | 54 | 169.2 | 284.7 |
| Kidnapping | 1 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
| Robbery | |||
| Extortion | 7 | 21.9 | 25.7 |
| Cargo and vehicle hijacking | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft and robbery from people | 63 | 197.4 | 518.3 |
| Colombian law counts thefts and robberies together as hurto, so street robbery is in this line. | |||
| Home burglary | 16 | 50.1 | 47.3 |
| Theft from shops and businesses | 5 | 15.7 | 41.7 |
| Car and motorbike theft | 32 | 100.3 | 79.3 |
| Theft from banks | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Livestock theft | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Other | |||
| Computer crime | 30 | 94 | 170.9 |
Source: MinDefensa / Policía Nacional, updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (12 months to September 2026)
| Homicide | 14 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 21 |
| Violence | 117 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft and burglary | 116 |
| Other | 30 |
