4Volta Redonda

Volta Redonda, Brazil: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime

4/10 in Rio de Janeiro · 1/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 18,204 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	39	14.9	16.7
Counted in victims, not cases.
Femicide	2	0.8	0.7
Counted in victims, not cases.
Robbery resulting in death	0	0	0.5
Counted in victims, not cases.
Assault resulting in death	2	0.8	0.3
Counted in victims, not cases.
Sexual offences
Rape	103	39.4	38.4
Counted in victims, not cases.
Violence
Attempted homicide	35	13.4	22.3
Attempts only; counted in victims.
Attempted femicide	5	1.9	2.1
Attempts only; counted in victims.
Assault causing injury	1,214	464.1	426.2
Counted in victims, not cases.
Kidnapping for ransom	0	0	0
Counted in victims, not cases.
Threats	1,844	705	484
Counted in victims, not cases.
Robbery
Street robbery	27	10.3	149.2
Mobile phone robbery	12	4.6	134.9
Robbery on public transport	0	0	16
Vehicle robbery	17	6.5	161
Cargo robbery	0	0	19.2
Robbery of a shop or business	9	3.4	13.8
Home robbery	7	2.7	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	1	0.4	0.7
Bicycle robbery	0	0	1.5
Other robbery	20	7.6	66.5
Includes the robberies that ended in a death (whose victims are also counted under robbery resulting in death).
Express kidnapping	1	0.4	1
Counted in victims, not cases.
Extortion	102	39	28.8
Theft and burglary
Vehicle theft	68	26	98.5
Theft from a person	41	15.7	92.3
Theft on public transport	4	1.5	46.4
Mobile phone theft	141	53.9	251.7
Bicycle theft	27	10.3	25.5
Other theft	1,673	639.6	571.7
Drugs
Drug seizures	877	335.3	170.5
Police records of drug possession, dealing or seizure, one per record.
Other
Fraud	3,044	1,163.8	1,002.4

Source: ISP-RJ, updated 26 October 2026.