4Temuco

Temuco, Chile: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime

4/10 in Chile · 2/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 31,103 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	8	2.6	4.7
Femicide	1	0.3	0.3
Sexual offences
Rape	106	34.1	22.1
Sexual abuse	230	73.9	63.7
Sexual harassment	29	9.3	9.2
Other sexual offences	33	10.6	7.6
Violence
Serious injury	93	29.9	35.5
Less serious injury	135	43.4	46.7
Minor injury	970	311.8	294.6
Threats	2,201	707.4	755
Domestic violence	2,644	849.8	681.8
Robbery
Robbery with violence or intimidation	545	175.2	304.6
Snatch theft	255	82	196.1
Violent vehicle robbery	40	12.9	40.6
Theft and burglary
Burglary of a dwelling	735	236.2	205.9
Burglary of other premises	745	239.4	211.7
Vehicle theft	360	115.7	141.9
Theft from vehicles	984	316.3	249.1
Other theft with force	204	65.6	56.6
Theft	3,196	1,027.2	628.1
Drugs
Drug offences	440	141.4	93.3
Damage and public order
Drinking or drug use in public	4,324	1,389.8	534.7
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Minor threats or brawling	91	29.2	32.2
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Criminal damage	1,996	641.5	603.9
Public disorder	36	11.6	6.9
Other
Attempted robbery	243	78.1	43
Attempts at any kind of robbery or theft; CEAD files them under other offences.
Handling stolen goods	191	61.4	53.9
Weapons law offences	370	118.9	108.6
Carrying a knife or bladed weapon	184	59.1	39.5

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