-Oruro
Oruro, Bolivia: crime rate and Safety score
Too few places to compare within Bolivia.
7/10 in the world
Weighted crime: 1,411 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 | 46 | 7.8 | 6.1 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual abuse | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Offences against sexual morality | 8 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Public indecency | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Violence | |||
| Assault and bodily harm | 171 | 28.9 | 95.4 |
| Human trafficking and smuggling | 13 | 2.2 | 7 |
| Offences against personal liberty | 2 | 0.3 | 17.2 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 142 | 24 | 104 |
| Extortion | 11 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft | 81 | 13.7 | 43.8 |
| Misappropriation | 4 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Livestock theft | 1 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Offences against public peace | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Other | |||
| Offences against the state's external security | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Offences against the state's internal security | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Offences against international law | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Firearms, ammunition and explosives offences | 12 | 2 | 2.2 |
| Offences by public officials | 25 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| Abuse of authority | 3 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| Offences by private persons against public office | 3 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| Offences against the administration of justice | 11 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Defying court decisions | 3 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Money laundering | 3 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| Counterfeiting money and securities | 1 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Forging seals, stamps and marks | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Forgery of documents | 81 | 13.7 | 16 |
| Bad cheques | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson and other destruction | 3 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Endangering transport and communications | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Offences against public health | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Offences against the national economy | 29 | 4.9 | 4 |
| Offences against industry and trade | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Offences against marriage and civil status | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Failure to pay family maintenance | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Economic and property violence (Law 348) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other offences against the family (Law 348) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illegal abortion | 4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Abandoning children or dependants | 3 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Offences against human dignity | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Defamation and insult | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unlawful entry into a home | 36 | 6.1 | 7.8 |
| Violating private correspondence | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Offences against freedom of work | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Fraud | 113 | 19.1 | 42 |
| Unlawful seizure of land | 4 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| Criminal damage | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Usury | 1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Copyright offences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer fraud | 1 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Financial offences (Law 393) | 3 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Source: Policía Boliviana, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2023)
| Homicide | 46 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 8 |
| Violence | 186 |
| Robbery | 153 |
| Theft and burglary | 86 |
| Damage and public order | 0 |
| Other | 340 |
