2La Paz

La Paz, Mendoza, Argentina: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 2 out of 10 High crime

2/10 in Argentina · 2/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 27,708 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	0	0	3.5
Completed homicides only: attempts are counted on their own line.
Sexual offences
Rape	1	8.3	14.3
Includes attempts.
Sexual abuse	8	66.6	44.8
Other sexual offences	3	25	13.6
Includes online sexual offences against children.
Violence
Attempted homicide	0	0	3.2
Attempts only.
Assault causing injury	97	807.1	392.6
Threats	142	1,181.6	476.6
Kidnapping for ransom	0	0	0.2
Robbery
Robbery	42	349.5	809.3
Robo: theft with force or violence, including robberies that caused injury or death.
Attempted robbery	0	0	66.7
Attempts only.
Extortion	0	0	4.4
Theft and burglary
Theft	78	649	676
Hurto: theft without force or violence.
Attempted theft	0	0	38.9
Attempts only.
Drugs
Drug supply and production	5	41.6	37.2
Drug possession	61	507.6	178.4
Includes possession for personal use and other drug law offences.
Damage and public order
Criminal damage	24	199.7	176.7
Public order offences	0	0	3.8
Other
Fraud	52	432.7	235.9
In person and online.

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