8Mérida
Mérida, Mexico: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 8 out of 10 Low crime
8/10 in Mexico · 5/10 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: 1,098 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 | 13 | 1.3 | 15.8 |
| SESNSP counts investigation files opened by the state prosecutors (carpetas de investigación), not victims. | |||
| Femicide | 3 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 26 | 2.6 | 15.9 |
| Sexual abuse | 80 | 8 | 25.9 |
| Sexual harassment and other sexual offences | 19 | 1.9 | 21.8 |
| Violence | |||
| Intentional assault | 227 | 22.8 | 123.5 |
| Domestic violence | 219 | 22 | 210.6 |
| Kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Robbery | |||
| Street robbery | 19 | 1.9 | 29.6 |
| Robbery on transport and of hauliers | 0 | 0 | 11.9 |
| Robbery in homes | 1 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| Vehicle robbery (carjacking) | 0 | 0 | 30.5 |
| Robbery of businesses | 0 | 0 | 21.4 |
| Other robbery | 0 | 0 | 21.1 |
| Robbery of car parts, banks, livestock, machinery and other robbery with violence. | |||
| Extortion | 2 | 0.2 | 8.3 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary | 72 | 7.2 | 25.8 |
| Vehicle theft | 21 | 2.1 | 59.9 |
| Theft of car parts | 0 | 0 | 14.8 |
| Theft from the person and on transport | 13 | 1.3 | 22.5 |
| Theft from businesses | 84 | 8.4 | 30.9 |
| Other theft | 76 | 7.6 | 103.7 |
| Theft from hauliers and banks, of livestock, machinery and other theft without violence. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug dealing (small scale) | 197 | 19.8 | 82.3 |
| State-level drug offences (narcomenudeo); federal drug crimes are not in this file. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 787 | 79.1 | 106.3 |
| Threats | 318 | 32 | 110 |
| Home trespass | 25 | 2.5 | 10.6 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 134 | 13.5 | 84.1 |
Source: SESNSP, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 16 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 125 |
| Violence | 446 |
| Robbery | 22 |
| Theft and burglary | 266 |
| Drugs | 197 |
| Damage and public order | 1,130 |
| Other | 134 |
