6Areal

Areal, Brazil: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime

6/10 in Rio de Janeiro · 1/10 in the world

Compared with 92 places in Rio de Janeiro (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 16,588 per 100,000 people (12 months to September 2026)

Crime by type, as recorded by ISP-RJ (12 months to September 2026)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Intentional homicide	1	8.5	16.7
Counted in victims, not cases.
Femicide	0	0	0.7
Counted in victims, not cases.
Robbery resulting in death	0	0	0.5
Counted in victims, not cases.
Assault resulting in death	0	0	0.3
Counted in victims, not cases.
Sexual offences
Rape	3	25.4	38.4
Counted in victims, not cases.
Violence
Attempted homicide	0	0	22.3
Attempts only; counted in victims.
Attempted femicide	0	0	2.1
Attempts only; counted in victims.
Assault causing injury	57	481.9	426.2
Counted in victims, not cases.
Kidnapping for ransom	0	0	0
Counted in victims, not cases.
Threats	94	794.7	484
Counted in victims, not cases.
Robbery
Street robbery	0	0	149.2
Mobile phone robbery	1	8.5	134.9
Robbery on public transport	0	0	16
Vehicle robbery	1	8.5	161
Cargo robbery	0	0	19.2
Robbery of a shop or business	0	0	13.8
Home robbery	1	8.5	3.9
Cash machine robbery	0	0	0.1
Robbery forcing the victim to withdraw cash	0	0	0.1
Robbery after a cash withdrawal	0	0	0.7
Bicycle robbery	0	0	1.5
Other robbery	0	0	66.5
Includes the robberies that ended in a death (whose victims are also counted under robbery resulting in death).
Express kidnapping	0	0	1
Counted in victims, not cases.
Extortion	3	25.4	28.8
Theft and burglary
Vehicle theft	0	0	98.5
Theft from a person	0	0	92.3
Theft on public transport	0	0	46.4
Mobile phone theft	1	8.5	251.7
Bicycle theft	0	0	25.5
Other theft	33	279	571.7
Drugs
Drug seizures	49	414.3	170.5
Police records of drug possession, dealing or seizure, one per record.
Other
Fraud	78	659.5	1,002.4

Source: ISP-RJ, updated 26 October 2026.