2Duque de Caxias
Duque de Caxias, Brazil: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in Rio de Janeiro · 1/10 in the world
Compared with 92 places in Rio de Janeiro (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 21,480 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 | 163 | 20.2 | 16.7 |
| Counted in victims, not cases. | |||
| Femicide | 11 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Counted in victims, not cases. | |||
| Robbery resulting in death | 6 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Counted in victims, not cases. | |||
| Assault resulting in death | 4 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Counted in victims, not cases. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 318 | 39.3 | 38.4 |
| Counted in victims, not cases. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Attempted homicide | 305 | 37.7 | 22.3 |
| Attempts only; counted in victims. | |||
| Attempted femicide | 14 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| Attempts only; counted in victims. | |||
| Assault causing injury | 3,380 | 418.2 | 426.2 |
| Counted in victims, not cases. | |||
| Kidnapping for ransom | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Counted in victims, not cases. | |||
| Threats | 3,449 | 426.8 | 484 |
| Counted in victims, not cases. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Street robbery | 1,491 | 184.5 | 149.2 |
| Mobile phone robbery | 1,483 | 183.5 | 134.9 |
| Robbery on public transport | 60 | 7.4 | 16 |
| Vehicle robbery | 3,133 | 387.7 | 161 |
| Cargo robbery | 627 | 77.6 | 19.2 |
| Robbery of a shop or business | 100 | 12.4 | 13.8 |
| Home robbery | 36 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| Cash machine robbery | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Robbery forcing the victim to withdraw cash | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Robbery after a cash withdrawal | 5 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Bicycle robbery | 6 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| Other robbery | 716 | 88.6 | 66.5 |
| Includes the robberies that ended in a death (whose victims are also counted under robbery resulting in death). | |||
| Express kidnapping | 4 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Counted in victims, not cases. | |||
| Extortion | 169 | 20.9 | 28.8 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Vehicle theft | 789 | 97.6 | 98.5 |
| Theft from a person | 341 | 42.2 | 92.3 |
| Theft on public transport | 108 | 13.4 | 46.4 |
| Mobile phone theft | 666 | 82.4 | 251.7 |
| Bicycle theft | 60 | 7.4 | 25.5 |
| Other theft | 2,334 | 288.8 | 571.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug seizures | 513 | 63.5 | 170.5 |
| Police records of drug possession, dealing or seizure, one per record. | |||
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 5,062 | 626.4 | 1,002.4 |
Source: ISP-RJ, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (12 months to September 2026)
| Homicide | 184 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 318 |
| Violence | 7,148 |
| Robbery | 7,834 |
| Theft and burglary | 4,298 |
| Drugs | 513 |
| Other | 5,062 |
