-Tarija
Tarija, Bolivia: crime rate and Safety score
Too few places to compare within Bolivia.
3/10 in the world
Weighted crime: 5,159 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 | 66 | 11.8 | 6.1 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual abuse | 2 | 0.4 | 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 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Offences against sexual morality | 6 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Public indecency | 1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Violence | |||
| Assault and bodily harm | 792 | 141.2 | 95.4 |
| Human trafficking and smuggling | 48 | 8.6 | 7 |
| Offences against personal liberty | 246 | 43.9 | 17.2 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 1,229 | 219.2 | 104 |
| Extortion | 12 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft | 310 | 55.3 | 43.8 |
| Misappropriation | 1 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Livestock theft | 32 | 5.7 | 2.5 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Offences against public peace | 1 | 0.2 | 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 | 25 | 4.5 | 2.2 |
| Offences by public officials | 15 | 2.7 | 3.9 |
| Abuse of authority | 13 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| Offences by private persons against public office | 18 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| Offences against the administration of justice | 14 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Defying court decisions | 14 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Money laundering | 17 | 3 | 1.6 |
| Counterfeiting money and securities | 4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Forging seals, stamps and marks | 1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Forgery of documents | 50 | 8.9 | 16 |
| Bad cheques | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson and other destruction | 23 | 4.1 | 1.4 |
| Endangering transport and communications | 4 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Offences against public health | 4 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Offences against the national economy | 35 | 6.2 | 4 |
| Offences against industry and trade | 1 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Offences against marriage and civil status | 4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Failure to pay family maintenance | 1 | 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 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Abandoning children or dependants | 5 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Offences against human dignity | 3 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Defamation and insult | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unlawful entry into a home | 51 | 9.1 | 7.8 |
| Violating private correspondence | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Offences against freedom of work | 1 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Fraud | 230 | 41 | 42 |
| Unlawful seizure of land | 24 | 4.3 | 2.1 |
| Criminal damage | 2 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Usury | 1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Copyright offences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer fraud | 11 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Financial offences (Law 393) | 1 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Source: Policía Boliviana, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2023)
| Homicide | 66 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 14 |
| Violence | 1,086 |
| Robbery | 1,241 |
| Theft and burglary | 343 |
| Damage and public order | 1 |
| Other | 575 |
