-West Nile
West Nile, Uganda: crime rate and Safety score
Too few places to compare within Uganda.
3/10 in the world
Weighted crime: 1,656 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by Uganda Police Force (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Homicide | 159 | 6.7 | 9.1 |
| Murder by any means, mob action and ritual murders included (2025 nationally: 4,238 cases). | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Sex-related offences | 381 | 16.1 | 25.9 |
| Defilement (sex with a minor), rape, indecent assault, incest and unnatural offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault | 840 | 35.4 | 55.7 |
| Common and aggravated assault. Domestic violence and threatening violence are counted under other crimes. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 184 | 7.8 | 12.4 |
| Includes aggravated robbery (with a weapon) of cash, motorcycles and vehicles. | |||
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Breakings (burglary) | 241 | 10.2 | 23.8 |
| Burglary, house, shop and office breaking and other breakings. | |||
| Thefts | 1,542 | 65 | 105.9 |
| General theft and theft of phones, motor vehicles, motorcycles and animals. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 96 | 4 | 1.9 |
| Other | |||
| Economic crimes | 203 | 8.6 | 16.1 |
| Mostly obtaining by false pretences; also forgery, land fraud, cyber crime, embezzlement and counterfeiting. Corruption is counted on its own. | |||
| Child-related offences | 237 | 10 | 16.1 |
| Mostly child neglect, missing children and desertion; also child abuse and torture, trafficking, stealing and abduction of children, abortion and infanticide. | |||
| Other crimes | 1,604 | 67.6 | 107.9 |
| Domestic violence (2025 nationally: 12,361 of 52,855), threatening violence, malicious damage, criminal trespass, arson, attempted killing, kidnap, human trafficking and other Penal Code offences. | |||
| Terrorism | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Political and electoral offences | 52 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Election offences, incitement to violence, sectarianism and treason. | |||
| Corruption | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Offences under other laws | 40 | 1.7 | 4.6 |
| Offences under laws other than the Penal Code. | |||
Source: Uganda Police Force, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 159 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 381 |
| Violence | 840 |
| Robbery | 184 |
| Theft and burglary | 1,783 |
| Drugs | 96 |
| Other | 2,136 |
Places in West Nile
- Arua Central
- Arua Vurra
- Ayivu East
- Ayivu West
- Koboko 10/10
- Madi-Okollo 10/10
- Maracha 9/10
- Nebbi 10/10
- Pakwach 8/10
- Terego
- Zombo 10/10
