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-Paramaribo

Paramaribo, Suriname: crime rate and Safety score

Too few places to compare within Suriname.

2/10 in the world

Weighted crime: 22,270 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 offences424176117.8
Violence
Homicides and aggravated assaults2,395994.1795.9
Homicides are not published apart from assaults, so they count here.
Theft and burglary
Property offences10,2054,235.83,068.7
Includes robbery, which is not published apart.
Drugs
Drug offences (Opium Act)4619.120.3
Damage and public order
Offences against public order and authority13254.864.2
Vandalism and menace533221.2180.2
Other
Economic offences239.526.2
Other crimes3313.717.7

Source: Korps Politie Suriname, updated 26 October 2026.

Recorded crime by type (2018)

Sexual offences424
Violence2,395
Theft and burglary10,205
Drugs46
Damage and public order665
Other56
Paramaribo, Suriname: Weighted crime: 22,270 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.