4Candelaria

Candelaria, Argentina: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime

4/10 in Argentina · 3/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 17,279 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	2	5.7	3.5
Completed homicides only: attempts are counted on their own line.
Sexual offences
Rape	12	34.3	14.3
Includes attempts.
Sexual abuse	28	80.1	44.8
Other sexual offences	1	2.9	13.6
Includes online sexual offences against children.
Violence
Attempted homicide	0	0	3.2
Attempts only.
Assault causing injury	51	145.9	392.6
Threats	158	452.1	476.6
Kidnapping for ransom	0	0	0.2
Robbery
Robbery	246	704	809.3
Robo: theft with force or violence, including robberies that caused injury or death.
Attempted robbery	14	40.1	66.7
Attempts only.
Extortion	0	0	4.4
Theft and burglary
Theft	308	881.4	676
Hurto: theft without force or violence.
Attempted theft	8	22.9	38.9
Attempts only.
Drugs
Drug supply and production	15	42.9	37.2
Drug possession	48	137.4	178.4
Includes possession for personal use and other drug law offences.
Damage and public order
Criminal damage	62	177.4	176.7
Public order offences	9	25.8	3.8
Other
Fraud	19	54.4	235.9
In person and online.

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