2Lerma
Lerma, Mexico: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 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: 8,306 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 | 7 | 4.1 | 15.8 |
| SESNSP counts investigation files opened by the state prosecutors (carpetas de investigación), not victims. | |||
| Femicide | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 22 | 12.9 | 15.9 |
| Sexual abuse | 42 | 24.7 | 25.9 |
| Sexual harassment and other sexual offences | 41 | 24.1 | 21.8 |
| Violence | |||
| Intentional assault | 518 | 304.1 | 123.5 |
| Domestic violence | 242 | 142.1 | 210.6 |
| Kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Robbery | |||
| Street robbery | 94 | 55.2 | 29.6 |
| Robbery on transport and of hauliers | 47 | 27.6 | 11.9 |
| Robbery in homes | 4 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
| Vehicle robbery (carjacking) | 30 | 17.6 | 30.5 |
| Robbery of businesses | 17 | 10 | 21.4 |
| Other robbery | 50 | 29.4 | 21.1 |
| Robbery of car parts, banks, livestock, machinery and other robbery with violence. | |||
| Extortion | 17 | 10 | 8.3 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary | 51 | 29.9 | 25.8 |
| Vehicle theft | 88 | 51.7 | 59.9 |
| Theft of car parts | 35 | 20.5 | 14.8 |
| Theft from the person and on transport | 188 | 110.4 | 22.5 |
| Theft from businesses | 36 | 21.1 | 30.9 |
| Other theft | 217 | 127.4 | 103.7 |
| Theft from hauliers and banks, of livestock, machinery and other theft without violence. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug dealing (small scale) | 13 | 7.6 | 82.3 |
| State-level drug offences (narcomenudeo); federal drug crimes are not in this file. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 194 | 113.9 | 106.3 |
| Threats | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| Home trespass | 18 | 10.6 | 10.6 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 208 | 122.1 | 84.1 |
Source: SESNSP, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 7 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 105 |
| Violence | 760 |
| Robbery | 259 |
| Theft and burglary | 615 |
| Drugs | 13 |
| Damage and public order | 212 |
| Other | 208 |
