6Copiapó

Copiapó, Chile: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime

6/10 in Chile · 3/10 in the world

Compared with 345 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 27,620 per 100,000 people (12 months to December 2025)

Crime by type, as recorded by CEAD (Prevención del Delito) (12 months to December 2025)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Homicide	13	7.3	4.7
Femicide	0	0	0.3
Sexual offences
Rape	35	19.8	22.1
Sexual abuse	103	58.2	63.7
Sexual harassment	23	13	9.2
Other sexual offences	14	7.9	7.6
Violence
Serious injury	54	30.5	35.5
Less serious injury	61	34.5	46.7
Minor injury	513	290	294.6
Threats	1,133	640.4	755
Domestic violence	1,049	592.9	681.8
Robbery
Robbery with violence or intimidation	556	314.3	304.6
Snatch theft	227	128.3	196.1
Violent vehicle robbery	23	13	40.6
Theft and burglary
Burglary of a dwelling	407	230	205.9
Burglary of other premises	620	350.4	211.7
Vehicle theft	216	122.1	141.9
Theft from vehicles	852	481.6	249.1
Other theft with force	196	110.8	56.6
Theft	1,117	631.4	628.1
Drugs
Drug offences	279	157.7	93.3
Damage and public order
Drinking or drug use in public	332	187.7	534.7
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Minor threats or brawling	57	32.2	32.2
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Criminal damage	1,340	757.4	603.9
Public disorder	6	3.4	6.9
Other
Attempted robbery	60	33.9	43
Attempts at any kind of robbery or theft; CEAD files them under other offences.
Handling stolen goods	97	54.8	53.9
Weapons law offences	158	89.3	108.6
Carrying a knife or bladed weapon	93	52.6	39.5

Source: CEAD (Prevención del Delito), updated 26 October 2026.