2Veracruz
Veracruz, Mexico: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 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: 7,725 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 | 19 | 3.1 | 15.8 |
| SESNSP counts investigation files opened by the state prosecutors (carpetas de investigación), not victims. | |||
| Femicide | 2 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 46 | 7.6 | 15.9 |
| Sexual abuse | 122 | 20.1 | 25.9 |
| Sexual harassment and other sexual offences | 168 | 27.7 | 21.8 |
| Violence | |||
| Intentional assault | 510 | 84 | 123.5 |
| Domestic violence | 1,592 | 262.2 | 210.6 |
| Kidnapping | 3 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Robbery | |||
| Street robbery | 243 | 40 | 29.6 |
| Robbery on transport and of hauliers | 30 | 4.9 | 11.9 |
| Robbery in homes | 31 | 5.1 | 3.1 |
| Vehicle robbery (carjacking) | 92 | 15.2 | 30.5 |
| Robbery of businesses | 873 | 143.8 | 21.4 |
| Other robbery | 59 | 9.7 | 21.1 |
| Robbery of car parts, banks, livestock, machinery and other robbery with violence. | |||
| Extortion | 69 | 11.4 | 8.3 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary | 143 | 23.6 | 25.8 |
| Vehicle theft | 532 | 87.6 | 59.9 |
| Theft of car parts | 33 | 5.4 | 14.8 |
| Theft from the person and on transport | 108 | 17.8 | 22.5 |
| Theft from businesses | 620 | 102.1 | 30.9 |
| Other theft | 373 | 61.4 | 103.7 |
| Theft from hauliers and banks, of livestock, machinery and other theft without violence. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug dealing (small scale) | 162 | 26.7 | 82.3 |
| State-level drug offences (narcomenudeo); federal drug crimes are not in this file. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 712 | 117.3 | 106.3 |
| Threats | 515 | 84.8 | 110 |
| Home trespass | 31 | 5.1 | 10.6 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 659 | 108.5 | 84.1 |
Source: SESNSP, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 21 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 336 |
| Violence | 2,105 |
| Robbery | 1,397 |
| Theft and burglary | 1,809 |
| Drugs | 162 |
| Damage and public order | 1,258 |
| Other | 659 |
