-La Paz
La Paz, Bolivia: crime rate and Safety score
Too few places to compare within Bolivia.
6/10 in the world
Weighted crime: 1,868 per 100,000 people (2023)
Crime by type, as recorded by Policía Boliviana (2023)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Homicide | 69 | 2.2 | 6.1 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual abuse | 101 | 3.2 | 6.4 |
| Most sexual violence is reported to the police's special force against violence (FELCV) under Law 348 and is not in this table: this line fell from 3,626 cases in 2014 to 765 in 2023. | |||
| Abduction for sexual purposes | 3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Offences against sexual morality | 23 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Public indecency | 8 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Violence | |||
| Assault and bodily harm | 2,764 | 88.6 | 95.4 |
| Human trafficking and smuggling | 501 | 16.1 | 7 |
| Offences against personal liberty | 141 | 4.5 | 17.2 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 1,188 | 38.1 | 104 |
| Extortion | 42 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft | 559 | 17.9 | 43.8 |
| Misappropriation | 48 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Livestock theft | 4 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Offences against public peace | 4 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Other | |||
| Offences against the state's external security | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Offences against the state's internal security | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Offences against international law | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Firearms, ammunition and explosives offences | 23 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| Offences by public officials | 187 | 6 | 3.9 |
| Abuse of authority | 211 | 6.8 | 2.8 |
| Offences by private persons against public office | 113 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
| Offences against the administration of justice | 169 | 5.4 | 3 |
| Defying court decisions | 20 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Money laundering | 97 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Counterfeiting money and securities | 6 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Forging seals, stamps and marks | 7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Forgery of documents | 754 | 24.2 | 16 |
| Bad cheques | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson and other destruction | 11 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Endangering transport and communications | 1 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Offences against public health | 44 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Offences against the national economy | 145 | 4.6 | 4 |
| Offences against industry and trade | 20 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Offences against marriage and civil status | 15 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Failure to pay family maintenance | 5 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Economic and property violence (Law 348) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other offences against the family (Law 348) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illegal abortion | 13 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Abandoning children or dependants | 28 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Offences against human dignity | 4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Defamation and insult | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unlawful entry into a home | 231 | 7.4 | 7.8 |
| Violating private correspondence | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Offences against freedom of work | 10 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Fraud | 1,212 | 38.8 | 42 |
| Unlawful seizure of land | 95 | 3 | 2.1 |
| Criminal damage | 6 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Usury | 6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Copyright offences | 2 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Computer fraud | 83 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Financial offences (Law 393) | 38 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
Source: Policía Boliviana, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2023)
| Homicide | 69 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 135 |
| Violence | 3,406 |
| Robbery | 1,230 |
| Theft and burglary | 611 |
| Damage and public order | 4 |
| Other | 3,557 |
