1La Paz
La Paz, México, 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: 11,069 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 | 18 | 5.9 | 15.8 |
| SESNSP counts investigation files opened by the state prosecutors (carpetas de investigación), not victims. | |||
| Femicide | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 65 | 21.4 | 15.9 |
| Sexual abuse | 104 | 34.2 | 25.9 |
| Sexual harassment and other sexual offences | 51 | 16.8 | 21.8 |
| Violence | |||
| Intentional assault | 817 | 268.7 | 123.5 |
| Domestic violence | 574 | 188.8 | 210.6 |
| Kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Robbery | |||
| Street robbery | 392 | 128.9 | 29.6 |
| Robbery on transport and of hauliers | 305 | 100.3 | 11.9 |
| Robbery in homes | 11 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| Vehicle robbery (carjacking) | 411 | 135.2 | 30.5 |
| Robbery of businesses | 115 | 37.8 | 21.4 |
| Other robbery | 131 | 43.1 | 21.1 |
| Robbery of car parts, banks, livestock, machinery and other robbery with violence. | |||
| Extortion | 33 | 10.9 | 8.3 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary | 56 | 18.4 | 25.8 |
| Vehicle theft | 222 | 73 | 59.9 |
| Theft of car parts | 42 | 13.8 | 14.8 |
| Theft from the person and on transport | 101 | 33.2 | 22.5 |
| Theft from businesses | 153 | 50.3 | 30.9 |
| Other theft | 305 | 100.3 | 103.7 |
| Theft from hauliers and banks, of livestock, machinery and other theft without violence. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug dealing (small scale) | 93 | 30.6 | 82.3 |
| State-level drug offences (narcomenudeo); federal drug crimes are not in this file. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 213 | 70 | 106.3 |
| Threats | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| Home trespass | 31 | 10.2 | 10.6 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 177 | 58.2 | 84.1 |
Source: SESNSP, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 18 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 220 |
| Violence | 1,391 |
| Robbery | 1,398 |
| Theft and burglary | 879 |
| Drugs | 93 |
| Damage and public order | 244 |
| Other | 177 |
