4Escalante

Escalante, Argentina: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime

4/10 in Argentina · 4/10 in the world

Compared with 525 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 16,803 per 100,000 people (2025)

Crime by type, as recorded by Ministerio de Seguridad (SNIC) (2025)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Homicide	11	5.1	3.5
Completed homicides only: attempts are counted on their own line.
Sexual offences
Rape	69	32.1	14.3
Includes attempts.
Sexual abuse	120	55.9	44.8
Other sexual offences	7	3.3	13.6
Includes online sexual offences against children.
Violence
Attempted homicide	16	7.4	3.2
Attempts only.
Assault causing injury	550	256	392.6
Threats	1,073	499.5	476.6
Kidnapping for ransom	0	0	0.2
Robbery
Robbery	1,069	497.6	809.3
Robo: theft with force or violence, including robberies that caused injury or death.
Attempted robbery	183	85.2	66.7
Attempts only.
Extortion	16	7.4	4.4
Theft and burglary
Theft	1,227	571.2	676
Hurto: theft without force or violence.
Attempted theft	232	108	38.9
Attempts only.
Drugs
Drug supply and production	42	19.6	37.2
Drug possession	73	34	178.4
Includes possession for personal use and other drug law offences.
Damage and public order
Criminal damage	565	263	176.7
Public order offences	1	0.5	3.8
Other
Fraud	830	386.4	235.9
In person and online.

Source: Ministerio de Seguridad (SNIC), updated 26 October 2026.