7Tapachula
Tapachula, Mexico: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 7 out of 10 Low crime
7/10 in Mexico · 2/10 in the world
Compared with 2459 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 10 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
Weighted crime: 2,712 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by SESNSP (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Intentional homicide | 46 | 13 | 15.8 |
| SESNSP counts investigation files opened by the state prosecutors (carpetas de investigación), not victims. | |||
| Femicide | 1 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 17 | 4.8 | 15.9 |
| Sexual abuse | 17 | 4.8 | 25.9 |
| Sexual harassment and other sexual offences | 48 | 13.6 | 21.8 |
| Violence | |||
| Intentional assault | 72 | 20.4 | 123.5 |
| Domestic violence | 94 | 26.6 | 210.6 |
| Kidnapping | 4 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Robbery | |||
| Street robbery | 11 | 3.1 | 29.6 |
| Robbery on transport and of hauliers | 1 | 0.3 | 11.9 |
| Robbery in homes | 3 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| Vehicle robbery (carjacking) | 12 | 3.4 | 30.5 |
| Robbery of businesses | 4 | 1.1 | 21.4 |
| Other robbery | 23 | 6.5 | 21.1 |
| Robbery of car parts, banks, livestock, machinery and other robbery with violence. | |||
| Extortion | 10 | 2.8 | 8.3 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary | 6 | 1.7 | 25.8 |
| Vehicle theft | 18 | 5.1 | 59.9 |
| Theft of car parts | 1 | 0.3 | 14.8 |
| Theft from the person and on transport | 9 | 2.5 | 22.5 |
| Theft from businesses | 12 | 3.4 | 30.9 |
| Other theft | 73 | 20.6 | 103.7 |
| Theft from hauliers and banks, of livestock, machinery and other theft without violence. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug dealing (small scale) | 248 | 70.1 | 82.3 |
| State-level drug offences (narcomenudeo); federal drug crimes are not in this file. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 147 | 41.6 | 106.3 |
| Threats | 133 | 37.6 | 110 |
| Home trespass | 13 | 3.7 | 10.6 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 13 | 3.7 | 84.1 |
Source: SESNSP, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 47 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 82 |
| Violence | 170 |
| Robbery | 64 |
| Theft and burglary | 119 |
| Drugs | 248 |
| Damage and public order | 293 |
| Other | 13 |
