1Zihuatanejo de Azueta
Zihuatanejo de Azueta, Mexico: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in Mexico · 1/10 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: 11,762 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 | 83 | 65.9 | 15.8 |
| SESNSP counts investigation files opened by the state prosecutors (carpetas de investigación), not victims. | |||
| Femicide | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 21 | 16.7 | 15.9 |
| Sexual abuse | 23 | 18.3 | 25.9 |
| Sexual harassment and other sexual offences | 23 | 18.3 | 21.8 |
| Violence | |||
| Intentional assault | 152 | 120.6 | 123.5 |
| Domestic violence | 156 | 123.8 | 210.6 |
| Kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Robbery | |||
| Street robbery | 4 | 3.2 | 29.6 |
| Robbery on transport and of hauliers | 1 | 0.8 | 11.9 |
| Robbery in homes | 3 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| Vehicle robbery (carjacking) | 144 | 114.3 | 30.5 |
| Robbery of businesses | 4 | 3.2 | 21.4 |
| Other robbery | 19 | 15.1 | 21.1 |
| Robbery of car parts, banks, livestock, machinery and other robbery with violence. | |||
| Extortion | 2 | 1.6 | 8.3 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary | 6 | 4.8 | 25.8 |
| Vehicle theft | 64 | 50.8 | 59.9 |
| Theft of car parts | 0 | 0 | 14.8 |
| Theft from the person and on transport | 0 | 0 | 22.5 |
| Theft from businesses | 8 | 6.3 | 30.9 |
| Other theft | 44 | 34.9 | 103.7 |
| Theft from hauliers and banks, of livestock, machinery and other theft without violence. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug dealing (small scale) | 38 | 30.2 | 82.3 |
| State-level drug offences (narcomenudeo); federal drug crimes are not in this file. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 133 | 105.6 | 106.3 |
| Threats | 162 | 128.6 | 110 |
| Home trespass | 11 | 8.7 | 10.6 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 58 | 46 | 84.1 |
Source: SESNSP, updated 29 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 83 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 67 |
| Violence | 308 |
| Robbery | 177 |
| Theft and burglary | 122 |
| Drugs | 38 |
| Damage and public order | 306 |
| Other | 58 |
Questions about crime in Zihuatanejo de Azueta
- Is Zihuatanejo de Azueta safe?
- Zihuatanejo de Azueta: Safety 1 out of 10 (High crime). 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).
- What is the crime rate in Zihuatanejo de Azueta?
- Zihuatanejo de Azueta: Weighted crime: 11,762 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Zihuatanejo de Azueta?
- Recorded homicides in Zihuatanejo de Azueta (2025): 83.
