5Laja

Laja, Chile: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime

5/10 in Chile · 3/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 30,045 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	3	12.5	4.7
Femicide	0	0	0.3
Sexual offences
Rape	4	16.7	22.1
Sexual abuse	10	41.8	63.7
Sexual harassment	2	8.4	9.2
Other sexual offences	0	0	7.6
Violence
Serious injury	6	25.1	35.5
Less serious injury	9	37.6	46.7
Minor injury	110	459.8	294.6
Threats	251	1,049.2	755
Domestic violence	135	564.3	681.8
Robbery
Robbery with violence or intimidation	28	117	304.6
Snatch theft	6	25.1	196.1
Violent vehicle robbery	1	4.2	40.6
Theft and burglary
Burglary of a dwelling	94	392.9	205.9
Burglary of other premises	84	351.1	211.7
Vehicle theft	21	87.8	141.9
Theft from vehicles	19	79.4	249.1
Other theft with force	13	54.3	56.6
Theft	76	317.7	628.1
Drugs
Drug offences	24	100.3	93.3
Damage and public order
Drinking or drug use in public	268	1,120.2	534.7
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Minor threats or brawling	3	12.5	32.2
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Criminal damage	180	752.4	603.9
Public disorder	1	4.2	6.9
Other
Attempted robbery	6	25.1	43
Attempts at any kind of robbery or theft; CEAD files them under other offences.
Handling stolen goods	18	75.2	53.9
Weapons law offences	34	142.1	108.6
Carrying a knife or bladed weapon	6	25.1	39.5

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