-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, Bolivia: crime rate and Safety score
Too few places to compare within Bolivia.
3/10 in the world
Weighted crime: 3,652 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 | 228 | 6.9 | 6.1 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual abuse | 23 | 0.7 | 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 | 10 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Offences against sexual morality | 21 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Public indecency | 3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Violence | |||
| Assault and bodily harm | 2,984 | 90.2 | 95.4 |
| Human trafficking and smuggling | 99 | 3 | 7 |
| Offences against personal liberty | 1,139 | 34.4 | 17.2 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 5,718 | 172.9 | 104 |
| Extortion | 59 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft | 2,285 | 69.1 | 43.8 |
| Misappropriation | 34 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Livestock theft | 238 | 7.2 | 2.5 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Offences against public peace | 28 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Other | |||
| Offences against the state's external security | 2 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Offences against the state's internal security | 2 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Offences against international law | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Firearms, ammunition and explosives offences | 96 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
| Offences by public officials | 100 | 3 | 3.9 |
| Abuse of authority | 38 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| Offences by private persons against public office | 62 | 1.9 | 2.8 |
| Offences against the administration of justice | 54 | 1.6 | 3 |
| Defying court decisions | 10 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Money laundering | 59 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Counterfeiting money and securities | 35 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| Forging seals, stamps and marks | 8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Forgery of documents | 389 | 11.8 | 16 |
| Bad cheques | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson and other destruction | 92 | 2.8 | 1.4 |
| Endangering transport and communications | 16 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Offences against public health | 20 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Offences against the national economy | 69 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Offences against industry and trade | 1 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Offences against marriage and civil status | 8 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Failure to pay family maintenance | 45 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Economic and property violence (Law 348) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other offences against the family (Law 348) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illegal abortion | 6 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Abandoning children or dependants | 6 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Offences against human dignity | 17 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Defamation and insult | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unlawful entry into a home | 334 | 10.1 | 7.8 |
| Violating private correspondence | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Offences against freedom of work | 29 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Fraud | 1,552 | 46.9 | 42 |
| Unlawful seizure of land | 74 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Criminal damage | 21 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Usury | 3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Copyright offences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer fraud | 122 | 3.7 | 2.5 |
| Financial offences (Law 393) | 10 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Source: Policía Boliviana, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2023)
| Homicide | 228 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 57 |
| Violence | 4,222 |
| Robbery | 5,777 |
| Theft and burglary | 2,557 |
| Damage and public order | 28 |
| Other | 3,280 |
