Lajes do Pico, Portugal: crime rate and Safety score
No Safety score: the figures for 2025 are incomplete or partly not published.
Crime by type, as recorded by INE / DGPJ (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violence | |||
| Crimes against physical integrity | 18 | 395.3 | 500.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Crimes against property | 15 | 329.4 | 1,499.7 |
| Includes theft, robbery, burglary, damage and fraud. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Crimes against life in society | not published | - | 361.4 |
| Includes drink driving, forgery and arson. The three totals cover about 80% of recorded crime. | |||
Source: INE / DGPJ, updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Violence | 18 |
|---|---|
| Theft and burglary | 15 |
| Damage and public order | not published |
Questions about crime in Lajes do Pico
- Is Lajes do Pico safe?
- Lajes do Pico: No Safety score: the figures for 2025 are incomplete or partly not published.
Living
1/10 Living 1 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 1.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 1/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 2/10
- Supermarkets: 4/10
Nearest places
- Doctor or clinic: Centro de Saúde das Lajes do Pico 7.6 km
- Supermarket: Loja da Piedade 5.1 km
- Supermarket: Katekero Mercado 5.3 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Velas 9/10
- Madalena
- Horta 5/10
- Angra do Heroísmo 2/10
- Vila da Praia da Vitória 3/10
- Ponta Delgada 1/10
- Lagoa (R.A.A.) 1/10
- Ribeira Grande 1/10
Mayors of Lajes do Pico
Lajes do Pico: Socialist Party (PS). President of the Regional Government of the Azores: José Manuel Bolieiro (Social Democratic Party (PSD)).
Ana Catarina Terra Brum · Socialist Party (PS)
since about November 2025
Too early to compare
Ana Catarina Terra Brum · Socialist Party (PS)
about October 2021 – November 2025
Lajes do Pico ▼ −56% · Portugal ▲ +13%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Roberto Manuel Medeiros da Silva · Socialist Party (PS)
about November 2017 – October 2021
Lajes do Pico ▲ +5% · Portugal ▼ −14%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Election results: SGAI-AE / MAI (2017, 2021, 2025). Crime: INE / DGPJ. Successors marked Wikidata: Wikidata. A president who left mid-term is shown until the next election unless an official source records the change.
