-Madriz

Madriz, Nicaragua: crime rate and Safety score

Too few places to compare within Nicaragua.

2/10 in the world

Weighted crime: 2,405 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	2	1.1	1.6
Complaints registered by the police, not victims.
Femicide	0	0	0.2
Complaints registered by the police, not victims.
Homicide	3	1.6	3.8
Complaints registered by the police, not victims.
Parricide	3	1.6	0.3
Complaints registered by the police, not victims.
Sexual offences
Sexual abuse	13	7.1	18.1
Aggravated statutory rape	2	1.1	0.2
Rape	2	1.1	5.2
Rape of a child under 14	14	7.6	10.3
Aggravated rape	5	2.7	3.2
Other serious sexual offences	0	0	0.2
Sexual harassment	1	0.5	1
Statutory rape	11	6	5.5
Incest	0	0	0
Violence
Serious injuries	42	22.9	8.3
Very serious injuries	1	0.5	0.6
Abortion without consent	0	0	0
Minor injuries	36	19.6	27.8
Serious offences against liberty	0	0	0.1
Threats	11	6	18.4
Threats with a weapon	32	17.4	21
Intimidation or threats against a woman	38	20.7	39.4
Robbery
Robbery with violence	29	15.8	39
Robbery with intimidation	16	8.7	36.3
Theft and burglary
Livestock theft	7	3.8	18.2
Aggravated theft	6	3.3	6
Vehicle trafficking	0	0	0
Theft	43	23.4	51.4
Theft by breaking in	46	25.1	71.3
Drugs
Drug offences	173	94.2	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	64	34.9	35.2
Aggravated fraud	3	1.6	2.4
Criminal damage	8	4.4	9.8
Fraud	8	4.4	12.8
Unlawful occupation of private property	0	0	1.4
Trespass in a dwelling	3	1.6	4.3
Other property offences	0	0	5.9
Other lesser property offences	0	0	2.9
Other offences against liberty	0	0	0.2
Other offences	58	31.6	65.6

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