1Centro
Centro, 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: 15,205 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 | 210 | 30.7 | 15.8 |
| SESNSP counts investigation files opened by the state prosecutors (carpetas de investigación), not victims. | |||
| Femicide | 9 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 120 | 17.6 | 15.9 |
| Sexual abuse | 117 | 17.1 | 25.9 |
| Sexual harassment and other sexual offences | 368 | 53.8 | 21.8 |
| Violence | |||
| Intentional assault | 1,440 | 210.6 | 123.5 |
| Domestic violence | 3,071 | 449.2 | 210.6 |
| Kidnapping | 21 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| Robbery | |||
| Street robbery | 231 | 33.8 | 29.6 |
| Robbery on transport and of hauliers | 7 | 1 | 11.9 |
| Robbery in homes | 45 | 6.6 | 3.1 |
| Vehicle robbery (carjacking) | 295 | 43.2 | 30.5 |
| Robbery of businesses | 694 | 101.5 | 21.4 |
| Other robbery | 325 | 47.5 | 21.1 |
| Robbery of car parts, banks, livestock, machinery and other robbery with violence. | |||
| Extortion | 126 | 18.4 | 8.3 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary | 239 | 35 | 25.8 |
| Vehicle theft | 700 | 102.4 | 59.9 |
| Theft of car parts | 36 | 5.3 | 14.8 |
| Theft from the person and on transport | 157 | 23 | 22.5 |
| Theft from businesses | 749 | 109.6 | 30.9 |
| Other theft | 1,418 | 207.4 | 103.7 |
| Theft from hauliers and banks, of livestock, machinery and other theft without violence. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug dealing (small scale) | 776 | 113.5 | 82.3 |
| State-level drug offences (narcomenudeo); federal drug crimes are not in this file. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 0 | 0 | 106.3 |
| Threats | 1,626 | 237.9 | 110 |
| Home trespass | 93 | 13.6 | 10.6 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 969 | 141.7 | 84.1 |
Source: SESNSP, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 219 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 605 |
| Violence | 4,532 |
| Robbery | 1,723 |
| Theft and burglary | 3,299 |
| Drugs | 776 |
| Damage and public order | 1,719 |
| Other | 969 |
