1Cuernavaca
Cuernavaca, 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: 17,324 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 | 126 | 33.3 | 15.8 |
| SESNSP counts investigation files opened by the state prosecutors (carpetas de investigación), not victims. | |||
| Femicide | 3 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 139 | 36.7 | 15.9 |
| Sexual abuse | 153 | 40.4 | 25.9 |
| Sexual harassment and other sexual offences | 45 | 11.9 | 21.8 |
| Violence | |||
| Intentional assault | 176 | 46.5 | 123.5 |
| Domestic violence | 2,067 | 546.1 | 210.6 |
| Kidnapping | 3 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Robbery | |||
| Street robbery | 206 | 54.4 | 29.6 |
| Robbery on transport and of hauliers | 32 | 8.5 | 11.9 |
| Robbery in homes | 28 | 7.4 | 3.1 |
| Vehicle robbery (carjacking) | 642 | 169.6 | 30.5 |
| Robbery of businesses | 323 | 85.3 | 21.4 |
| Other robbery | 503 | 132.9 | 21.1 |
| Robbery of car parts, banks, livestock, machinery and other robbery with violence. | |||
| Extortion | 16 | 4.2 | 8.3 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary | 294 | 77.7 | 25.8 |
| Vehicle theft | 751 | 198.4 | 59.9 |
| Theft of car parts | 591 | 156.2 | 14.8 |
| Theft from the person and on transport | 100 | 26.4 | 22.5 |
| Theft from businesses | 268 | 70.8 | 30.9 |
| Other theft | 971 | 256.6 | 103.7 |
| Theft from hauliers and banks, of livestock, machinery and other theft without violence. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug dealing (small scale) | 187 | 49.4 | 82.3 |
| State-level drug offences (narcomenudeo); federal drug crimes are not in this file. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 718 | 189.7 | 106.3 |
| Threats | 1,405 | 371.2 | 110 |
| Home trespass | 67 | 17.7 | 10.6 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 954 | 252.1 | 84.1 |
Source: SESNSP, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 129 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 337 |
| Violence | 2,246 |
| Robbery | 1,750 |
| Theft and burglary | 2,975 |
| Drugs | 187 |
| Damage and public order | 2,190 |
| Other | 954 |
