1San José

San José, Escuintla, Guatemala: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 1 out of 10 High crime

1/10 in Guatemala · 1/10 in the world

Compared with 340 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 4,792 per 100,000 people (2025)

Crime by type, as recorded by Policía Nacional Civil (INE Guatemala) (2025)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Homicide by firearm	26	37	14.9
Counted in victims.
Homicide by knife	0	0	1.1
Counted in victims.
Homicide by other means (blunt weapon, explosive, strangling, lynching)	2	2.8	1.6
Counted in victims.
Violence
Injured by firearm	11	15.7	11.8
Counted in victims.
Injured by knife	7	10	5.4
Counted in victims.
Injured by other means (blunt weapon, explosive, lynching, beating)	0	0	5.3
Counted in victims.
Kidnapping	0	0	0.1
Counted in victims.
Robbery
Robbery at homes	0	0	0.6
Counted in victims.
Robbery at shops and businesses	3	4.3	1.1
Counted in victims.
Robbery of vehicles and lorries	6	8.5	1.8
Counted in victims.
Robbery of motorcycles	15	21.3	8.2
Counted in victims.
Robbery of pedestrians and in the street	1	1.4	2.3
Counted in victims.
Robbery of firearms	1	1.4	0.8
Counted in victims.
Other robbery (banks, tourists, cash vans, buses, churches)	0	0	0.2
Counted in victims.
Theft and burglary
Theft from shops and businesses	1	1.4	2.1
Counted in victims.
Theft from homes	2	2.8	1.7
Counted in victims.
Vehicle theft	3	4.3	6.9
Counted in victims.
Motorcycle theft	18	25.6	17
Counted in victims.
Theft from pedestrians	1	1.4	0.3
Counted in victims.
Theft of firearms	2	2.8	3.9
Counted in victims.
Other theft (buses, churches, tourists, banks)	0	0	0
Counted in victims.
Other
Extortion of households	124	176.4	134.8
Counted in victims.
Extortion of shops and businesses	2	2.8	9.4
Counted in victims.
Extortion of buses, taxis and other transport	0	0	1.8
Counted in victims.
Other extortion (people, schools, town halls, churches)	0	0	0.2
Counted in victims.

Source: Policía Nacional Civil (INE Guatemala), updated 26 October 2026.