8Avellaneda

Avellaneda, Santiago del Estero, Argentina: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 8 out of 10 Low crime

8/10 in Argentina · 6/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 9,701 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	1	3.9	3.5
Completed homicides only: attempts are counted on their own line.
Sexual offences
Rape	3	11.8	14.3
Includes attempts.
Sexual abuse	14	55	44.8
Other sexual offences	0	0	13.6
Includes online sexual offences against children.
Violence
Attempted homicide	0	0	3.2
Attempts only.
Assault causing injury	58	227.8	392.6
Threats	88	345.6	476.6
Kidnapping for ransom	0	0	0.2
Robbery
Robbery	44	172.8	809.3
Robo: theft with force or violence, including robberies that caused injury or death.
Attempted robbery	4	15.7	66.7
Attempts only.
Extortion	0	0	4.4
Theft and burglary
Theft	65	255.3	676
Hurto: theft without force or violence.
Attempted theft	2	7.9	38.9
Attempts only.
Drugs
Drug supply and production	1	3.9	37.2
Drug possession	0	0	178.4
Includes possession for personal use and other drug law offences.
Damage and public order
Criminal damage	38	149.2	176.7
Public order offences	0	0	3.8
Other
Fraud	12	47.1	235.9
In person and online.

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