5Talca

Talca, 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: 29,427 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	10	4.1	4.7
Femicide	1	0.4	0.3
Sexual offences
Rape	56	23	22.1
Sexual abuse	168	69	63.7
Sexual harassment	15	6.2	9.2
Other sexual offences	17	7	7.6
Violence
Serious injury	53	21.8	35.5
Less serious injury	139	57.1	46.7
Minor injury	855	351	294.6
Threats	1,810	743.1	755
Domestic violence	1,776	729.1	681.8
Robbery
Robbery with violence or intimidation	536	220	304.6
Snatch theft	239	98.1	196.1
Violent vehicle robbery	22	9	40.6
Theft and burglary
Burglary of a dwelling	630	258.6	205.9
Burglary of other premises	760	312	211.7
Vehicle theft	241	98.9	141.9
Theft from vehicles	734	301.3	249.1
Other theft with force	204	83.7	56.6
Theft	1,813	744.3	628.1
Drugs
Drug offences	330	135.5	93.3
Damage and public order
Drinking or drug use in public	623	255.8	534.7
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Minor threats or brawling	65	26.7	32.2
Petty offences (faltas), not crimes.
Criminal damage	2,059	845.3	603.9
Public disorder	2	0.8	6.9
Other
Attempted robbery	133	54.6	43
Attempts at any kind of robbery or theft; CEAD files them under other offences.
Handling stolen goods	162	66.5	53.9
Weapons law offences	221	90.7	108.6
Carrying a knife or bladed weapon	65	26.7	39.5

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