1León
León, 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: 11,279 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 | 416 | 24.2 | 15.8 |
| SESNSP counts investigation files opened by the state prosecutors (carpetas de investigación), not victims. | |||
| Femicide | 5 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 241 | 14 | 15.9 |
| Sexual abuse | 390 | 22.7 | 25.9 |
| Sexual harassment and other sexual offences | 121 | 7 | 21.8 |
| Violence | |||
| Intentional assault | 3,899 | 226.5 | 123.5 |
| Domestic violence | 2,896 | 168.3 | 210.6 |
| Kidnapping | 1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Robbery | |||
| Street robbery | 7 | 0.4 | 29.6 |
| Robbery on transport and of hauliers | 1 | 0.1 | 11.9 |
| Robbery in homes | 61 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| Vehicle robbery (carjacking) | 148 | 8.6 | 30.5 |
| Robbery of businesses | 592 | 34.4 | 21.4 |
| Other robbery | 787 | 45.7 | 21.1 |
| Robbery of car parts, banks, livestock, machinery and other robbery with violence. | |||
| Extortion | 27 | 1.6 | 8.3 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary | 645 | 37.5 | 25.8 |
| Vehicle theft | 1,047 | 60.8 | 59.9 |
| Theft of car parts | 10 | 0.6 | 14.8 |
| Theft from the person and on transport | 6 | 0.3 | 22.5 |
| Theft from businesses | 873 | 50.7 | 30.9 |
| Other theft | 3,999 | 232.3 | 103.7 |
| Theft from hauliers and banks, of livestock, machinery and other theft without violence. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug dealing (small scale) | 15,547 | 903.3 | 82.3 |
| State-level drug offences (narcomenudeo); federal drug crimes are not in this file. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 5,319 | 309 | 106.3 |
| Threats | 4,412 | 256.3 | 110 |
| Home trespass | 103 | 6 | 10.6 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 1,966 | 114.2 | 84.1 |
Source: SESNSP, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 421 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 752 |
| Violence | 6,796 |
| Robbery | 1,623 |
| Theft and burglary | 6,580 |
| Drugs | 15,547 |
| Damage and public order | 9,834 |
| Other | 1,966 |
