7Talcahuano

Talcahuano, Chile: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 7 out of 10 Low crime

7/10 in Chile · 3/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 26,260 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	11	7	4.7
Femicide	0	0	0.3
Sexual offences
Rape	27	17.1	22.1
Sexual abuse	102	64.5	63.7
Sexual harassment	13	8.2	9.2
Other sexual offences	11	7	7.6
Violence
Serious injury	60	37.9	35.5
Less serious injury	81	51.2	46.7
Minor injury	432	273.2	294.6
Threats	951	601.5	755
Domestic violence	1,041	658.4	681.8
Robbery
Robbery with violence or intimidation	322	203.7	304.6
Snatch theft	95	60.1	196.1
Violent vehicle robbery	27	17.1	40.6
Theft and burglary
Burglary of a dwelling	324	204.9	205.9
Burglary of other premises	465	294.1	211.7
Vehicle theft	228	144.2	141.9
Theft from vehicles	359	227.1	249.1
Other theft with force	117	74	56.6
Theft	1,183	748.2	628.1
Drugs
Drug offences	115	72.7	93.3
Damage and public order
Drinking or drug use in public	1,255	793.7	534.7
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Minor threats or brawling	36	22.8	32.2
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Criminal damage	891	563.5	603.9
Public disorder	8	5.1	6.9
Other
Attempted robbery	81	51.2	43
Attempts at any kind of robbery or theft; CEAD files them under other offences.
Handling stolen goods	54	34.2	53.9
Weapons law offences	175	110.7	108.6
Carrying a knife or bladed weapon	77	48.7	39.5

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