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-Commewijne

Commewijne, Suriname: crime rate and Safety score

Too few places to compare within Suriname.

4/10 in the world

Weighted crime: 10,936 per 100,000 people (2018)

Crime by type, as recorded by Korps Politie Suriname (2018)

TypeCountPer 100,000 a yearAll places this source covers
Sexual offences
Sexual offences1650.9117.8
Violence
Homicides and aggravated assaults187595.2795.9
Homicides are not published apart from assaults, so they count here.
Theft and burglary
Property offences5811,849.13,068.7
Includes robbery, which is not published apart.
Drugs
Drug offences (Opium Act)113520.3
Damage and public order
Offences against public order and authority928.664.2
Vandalism and menace42133.7180.2
Other
Economic offences619.126.2
Other crimes515.917.7

Source: Korps Politie Suriname, updated 26 October 2026.

Recorded crime by type (2018)

Sexual offences16
Violence187
Theft and burglary581
Drugs11
Damage and public order51
Other11
Commewijne, Suriname: Weighted crime: 10,936 per 100,000 people (2018).
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Source: Algemeen Bureau voor de Statistiek in Suriname, Statistisch Jaarboek (table 13.1a.1, source Ministerie van Justitie en Politie, Criminele Informatie Verzorging; table 3.1, census), CC BY 4.0; groups ours; outlines: geoBoundaries (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), updated 26 October 2026.