6Linares

Linares, 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: 27,694 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	4	3.8	4.7
Femicide	0	0	0.3
Sexual offences
Rape	27	25.8	22.1
Sexual abuse	85	81.3	63.7
Sexual harassment	8	7.6	9.2
Other sexual offences	9	8.6	7.6
Violence
Serious injury	34	32.5	35.5
Less serious injury	44	42.1	46.7
Minor injury	303	289.7	294.6
Threats	905	865.3	755
Domestic violence	753	720	681.8
Robbery
Robbery with violence or intimidation	134	128.1	304.6
Snatch theft	46	44	196.1
Violent vehicle robbery	5	4.8	40.6
Theft and burglary
Burglary of a dwelling	302	288.8	205.9
Burglary of other premises	260	248.6	211.7
Vehicle theft	56	53.5	141.9
Theft from vehicles	123	117.6	249.1
Other theft with force	72	68.8	56.6
Theft	594	568	628.1
Drugs
Drug offences	94	89.9	93.3
Damage and public order
Drinking or drug use in public	264	252.4	534.7
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Minor threats or brawling	22	21	32.2
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Criminal damage	679	649.2	603.9
Public disorder	2	1.9	6.9
Other
Attempted robbery	40	38.2	43
Attempts at any kind of robbery or theft; CEAD files them under other offences.
Handling stolen goods	33	31.6	53.9
Weapons law offences	47	44.9	108.6
Carrying a knife or bladed weapon	24	22.9	39.5

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