Moita, Portugal: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 in Portugal · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 301 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 5 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
Weighted crime: 9,640 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by INE / DGPJ (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violence | |||
| Crimes against physical integrity | 484 | 615.8 | 500.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Crimes against property | 1,249 | 1,589.2 | 1,499.7 |
| Includes theft, robbery, burglary, damage and fraud. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Crimes against life in society | 238 | 302.8 | 361.4 |
| Includes drink driving, forgery and arson. The three totals cover about 80% of recorded crime. | |||
Source: INE / DGPJ, updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Violence | 484 |
|---|---|
| Theft and burglary | 1,249 |
| Damage and public order | 238 |
Questions about crime in Moita
- Is Moita safe?
- Moita: Safety 3 out of 10 (Above average crime). Compared with 301 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 5 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
- What is the crime rate in Moita?
- Moita: Weighted crime: 9,640 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Centro Educativo n.º 2 da Cooperativa para a Educação, Reabilitação, Capacitação e Inclusão da Moita e Barreiro 730 m
- School: Escola Básica de Alhos Vedros 760 m
- School: Escola Básica José Afonso 840 m
- School: Escola Básica de Fragata do Tejo 1.3 km
- School: Escola Básica n.º 1 de Alhos Vedros 1.3 km
- Bus stop: Rua Jorge Peixinho Frente 39 270 m
- Bus stop: Rua Jorge Peixinho 41 310 m
- Bus stop: Quinta Fonte da Prata (Parque Urbano) 360 m
- Railway station: Alhos Vedros 1.6 km
- Doctor or clinic: Clínica Médica Cristina Martins 910 m
- A&E: Centro Hospitalar Barreiro-Montijo, EPE - Hospital de Nossa Senhora do Rosário 4.3 km
- Supermarket: Mercadona 590 m
- Supermarket: Auchan Supermercado 660 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
Mayors of Moita
Moita: Socialist Party (PS).
Carlos Edgar Rodrigues Albino · Socialist Party (PS)
since about November 2025
Too early to compare
Carlos Edgar Rodrigues Albino · Socialist Party (PS)
about October 2021 – November 2025
Moita ▼ −4% · Portugal ▲ +13%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Rui Manuel Marques Garcia · CDU (Communists and Greens)
about November 2017 – October 2021
Moita ▼ −2% · Portugal ▼ −14%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Election results: SGAI-AE / MAI (2017, 2021, 2025). Crime: INE / DGPJ. Successors marked Wikidata: Wikidata. A president who left mid-term is shown until the next election unless an official source records the change.
