1Tecate
Tecate, Mexico: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in Mexico · 1/10 in the world
Compared with 2459 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 10 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
Weighted crime: 20,163 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by SESNSP (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Intentional homicide | 59 | 54.4 | 15.8 |
| SESNSP counts investigation files opened by the state prosecutors (carpetas de investigación), not victims. | |||
| Femicide | 3 | 2.8 | 0.6 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 22 | 20.3 | 15.9 |
| Sexual abuse | 74 | 68.2 | 25.9 |
| Sexual harassment and other sexual offences | 83 | 76.5 | 21.8 |
| Violence | |||
| Intentional assault | 177 | 163.2 | 123.5 |
| Domestic violence | 712 | 656.6 | 210.6 |
| Kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Robbery | |||
| Street robbery | 23 | 21.2 | 29.6 |
| Robbery on transport and of hauliers | 1 | 0.9 | 11.9 |
| Robbery in homes | 8 | 7.4 | 3.1 |
| Vehicle robbery (carjacking) | 26 | 24 | 30.5 |
| Robbery of businesses | 35 | 32.3 | 21.4 |
| Other robbery | 26 | 24 | 21.1 |
| Robbery of car parts, banks, livestock, machinery and other robbery with violence. | |||
| Extortion | 5 | 4.6 | 8.3 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary | 97 | 89.5 | 25.8 |
| Vehicle theft | 137 | 126.3 | 59.9 |
| Theft of car parts | 0 | 0 | 14.8 |
| Theft from the person and on transport | 63 | 58.1 | 22.5 |
| Theft from businesses | 26 | 24 | 30.9 |
| Other theft | 269 | 248.1 | 103.7 |
| Theft from hauliers and banks, of livestock, machinery and other theft without violence. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug dealing (small scale) | 259 | 238.8 | 82.3 |
| State-level drug offences (narcomenudeo); federal drug crimes are not in this file. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 285 | 262.8 | 106.3 |
| Threats | 111 | 102.4 | 110 |
| Home trespass | 51 | 47 | 10.6 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 54 | 49.8 | 84.1 |
Source: SESNSP, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 62 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 179 |
| Violence | 889 |
| Robbery | 124 |
| Theft and burglary | 592 |
| Drugs | 259 |
| Damage and public order | 447 |
| Other | 54 |
