-Para
Para, Suriname: crime rate and Safety score
Too few places to compare within Suriname.
3/10 in the world
Weighted crime: 12,607 per 100,000 people (2018)
Crime by type, as recorded by Korps Politie Suriname (2018)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual offences | |||
| Sexual offences | 31 | 125.5 | 117.8 |
| Violence | |||
| Homicides and aggravated assaults | 149 | 603.2 | 795.9 |
| Homicides are not published apart from assaults, so they count here. | |||
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Property offences | 458 | 1,854.3 | 3,068.7 |
| Includes robbery, which is not published apart. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences (Opium Act) | 2 | 8.1 | 20.3 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Offences against public order and authority | 17 | 68.8 | 64.2 |
| Vandalism and menace | 42 | 170 | 180.2 |
| Other | |||
| Economic offences | 5 | 20.2 | 26.2 |
| Other crimes | 20 | 81 | 17.7 |
Source: Korps Politie Suriname, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2018)
| Sexual offences | 31 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 149 |
| Theft and burglary | 458 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Damage and public order | 59 |
| Other | 25 |
