-Jinotega

Jinotega, Nicaragua: crime rate and Safety score

Too few places to compare within Nicaragua.

2/10 in the world

Weighted crime: 3,732 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	22	4.3	1.6
Complaints registered by the police, not victims.
Femicide	1	0.2	0.2
Complaints registered by the police, not victims.
Homicide	36	7.1	3.8
Complaints registered by the police, not victims.
Parricide	1	0.2	0.3
Complaints registered by the police, not victims.
Sexual offences
Sexual abuse	59	11.6	18.1
Aggravated statutory rape	0	0	0.2
Rape	17	3.4	5.2
Rape of a child under 14	51	10.1	10.3
Aggravated rape	24	4.7	3.2
Other serious sexual offences	0	0	0.2
Sexual harassment	6	1.2	1
Statutory rape	25	4.9	5.5
Incest	0	0	0
Violence
Serious injuries	65	12.8	8.3
Very serious injuries	4	0.8	0.6
Abortion without consent	0	0	0
Minor injuries	88	17.3	27.8
Serious offences against liberty	0	0	0.1
Threats	54	10.6	18.4
Threats with a weapon	106	20.9	21
Intimidation or threats against a woman	180	35.5	39.4
Robbery
Robbery with violence	80	15.8	39
Robbery with intimidation	224	44.1	36.3
Theft and burglary
Livestock theft	45	8.9	18.2
Aggravated theft	29	5.7	6
Vehicle trafficking	0	0	0
Theft	165	32.5	51.4
Theft by breaking in	177	34.9	71.3
Drugs
Drug offences	256	50.5	60.5
Other
Negligent homicide (not traffic)	2	0.4	0.1
Endangering a person	1	0.2	0.1
Other lesser offences against life and person	0	0	0.6
Other offences against life and person	142	28	35.2
Aggravated fraud	9	1.8	2.4
Criminal damage	11	2.2	9.8
Fraud	33	6.5	12.8
Unlawful occupation of private property	8	1.6	1.4
Trespass in a dwelling	2	0.4	4.3
Other property offences	11	2.2	5.9
Other lesser property offences	6	1.2	2.9
Other offences against liberty	1	0.2	0.2
Other offences	324	63.9	65.6

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