4Salvador
Salvador, Brazil: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 in Bahia · 1/10 in the world
Compared with 417 places in Bahia (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 2,933 per 100,000 people (12 months to December 2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by SSP-BA (12 months to December 2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Intentional homicide | 669 | 27.7 | 25.8 |
| Counted in victims, not cases. | |||
| Femicide | 12 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Counted in victims, not cases. | |||
| Robbery resulting in death | 14 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Counted in victims, not cases. | |||
| Assault resulting in death | 14 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Counted in victims, not cases. | |||
| Homicide in prison | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Counted in victims, not cases. | |||
Source: SSP-BA, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (12 months to December 2025)
| Homicide | 709 |
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