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Tijuana, 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: 13,650 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 | 1,073 | 55.8 | 15.8 |
| SESNSP counts investigation files opened by the state prosecutors (carpetas de investigación), not victims. | |||
| Femicide | 17 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 412 | 21.4 | 15.9 |
| Sexual abuse | 660 | 34.3 | 25.9 |
| Sexual harassment and other sexual offences | 910 | 47.3 | 21.8 |
| Violence | |||
| Intentional assault | 1,969 | 102.4 | 123.5 |
| Domestic violence | 4,763 | 247.7 | 210.6 |
| Kidnapping | 2 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Robbery | |||
| Street robbery | 630 | 32.8 | 29.6 |
| Robbery on transport and of hauliers | 8 | 0.4 | 11.9 |
| Robbery in homes | 37 | 1.9 | 3.1 |
| Vehicle robbery (carjacking) | 557 | 29 | 30.5 |
| Robbery of businesses | 549 | 28.6 | 21.4 |
| Other robbery | 96 | 5 | 21.1 |
| Robbery of car parts, banks, livestock, machinery and other robbery with violence. | |||
| Extortion | 31 | 1.6 | 8.3 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary | 377 | 19.6 | 25.8 |
| Vehicle theft | 4,295 | 223.4 | 59.9 |
| Theft of car parts | 102 | 5.3 | 14.8 |
| Theft from the person and on transport | 1,129 | 58.7 | 22.5 |
| Theft from businesses | 758 | 39.4 | 30.9 |
| Other theft | 1,530 | 79.6 | 103.7 |
| Theft from hauliers and banks, of livestock, machinery and other theft without violence. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug dealing (small scale) | 4,899 | 254.8 | 82.3 |
| State-level drug offences (narcomenudeo); federal drug crimes are not in this file. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 2,006 | 104.3 | 106.3 |
| Threats | 1,383 | 71.9 | 110 |
| Home trespass | 861 | 44.8 | 10.6 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 741 | 38.5 | 84.1 |
Source: SESNSP, updated 29 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 1,090 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 1,982 |
| Violence | 6,734 |
| Robbery | 1,908 |
| Theft and burglary | 8,191 |
| Drugs | 4,899 |
| Damage and public order | 4,250 |
| Other | 741 |
Questions about crime in Tijuana
- Is Tijuana safe?
- Tijuana: Safety 1 out of 10 (High crime). 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).
- What is the crime rate in Tijuana?
- Tijuana: Weighted crime: 13,650 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Tijuana?
- Recorded homicides in Tijuana (2025): 1,090.
