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Capital, Mendoza, Argentina: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 1 out of 10 High crime

1/10 in Argentina · 1/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 66,618 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	5	4	3.5
Completed homicides only: attempts are counted on their own line.
Sexual offences
Rape	44	35.6	14.3
Includes attempts.
Sexual abuse	255	206.1	44.8
Other sexual offences	337	272.4	13.6
Includes online sexual offences against children.
Violence
Attempted homicide	0	0	3.2
Attempts only.
Assault causing injury	1,239	1,001.5	392.6
Threats	1,717	1,387.9	476.6
Kidnapping for ransom	1	0.8	0.2
Robbery
Robbery	3,463	2,799.2	809.3
Robo: theft with force or violence, including robberies that caused injury or death.
Attempted robbery	0	0	66.7
Attempts only.
Extortion	74	59.8	4.4
Theft and burglary
Theft	2,767	2,236.6	676
Hurto: theft without force or violence.
Attempted theft	0	0	38.9
Attempts only.
Drugs
Drug supply and production	65	52.5	37.2
Drug possession	991	801	178.4
Includes possession for personal use and other drug law offences.
Damage and public order
Criminal damage	434	350.8	176.7
Public order offences	11	8.9	3.8
Other
Fraud	3,239	2,618.1	235.9
In person and online.

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