-Carazo

Carazo, Nicaragua: crime rate and Safety score

Too few places to compare within Nicaragua.

2/10 in the world

Weighted crime: 4,264 per 100,000 people (2023)

Crime by type, as recorded by Policía Nacional (INIDE) (2023)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Murder	3	1.5	1.6
Complaints registered by the police, not victims.
Femicide	1	0.5	0.2
Complaints registered by the police, not victims.
Homicide	4	2	3.8
Complaints registered by the police, not victims.
Parricide	1	0.5	0.3
Complaints registered by the police, not victims.
Sexual offences
Sexual abuse	57	28.2	18.1
Aggravated statutory rape	2	1	0.2
Rape	19	9.4	5.2
Rape of a child under 14	34	16.8	10.3
Aggravated rape	6	3	3.2
Other serious sexual offences	1	0.5	0.2
Sexual harassment	0	0	1
Statutory rape	13	6.4	5.5
Incest	0	0	0
Violence
Serious injuries	9	4.5	8.3
Very serious injuries	1	0.5	0.6
Abortion without consent	0	0	0
Minor injuries	65	32.2	27.8
Serious offences against liberty	0	0	0.1
Threats	23	11.4	18.4
Threats with a weapon	31	15.3	21
Intimidation or threats against a woman	74	36.6	39.4
Robbery
Robbery with violence	122	60.4	39
Robbery with intimidation	88	43.5	36.3
Theft and burglary
Livestock theft	25	12.4	18.2
Aggravated theft	20	9.9	6
Vehicle trafficking	0	0	0
Theft	121	59.9	51.4
Theft by breaking in	232	114.8	71.3
Drugs
Drug offences	62	30.7	60.5
Other
Negligent homicide (not traffic)	0	0	0.1
Endangering a person	0	0	0.1
Other lesser offences against life and person	1	0.5	0.6
Other offences against life and person	186	92	35.2
Aggravated fraud	5	2.5	2.4
Criminal damage	1	0.5	9.8
Fraud	39	19.3	12.8
Unlawful occupation of private property	7	3.5	1.4
Trespass in a dwelling	6	3	4.3
Other property offences	0	0	5.9
Other lesser property offences	9	4.5	2.9
Other offences against liberty	0	0	0.2
Other offences	194	96	65.6

Source: Policía Nacional (INIDE), updated 26 October 2026.