-Saramacca
Saramacca, Suriname: crime rate and Safety score
Too few places to compare within Suriname.
3/10 in the world
Weighted crime: 11,602 per 100,000 people (2018)
Crime by type, as recorded by Korps Politie Suriname (2018)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual offences | |||
| Sexual offences | 14 | 80.1 | 117.8 |
| Violence | |||
| Homicides and aggravated assaults | 100 | 572.1 | 795.9 |
| Homicides are not published apart from assaults, so they count here. | |||
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Property offences | 341 | 1,950.8 | 3,068.7 |
| Includes robbery, which is not published apart. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences (Opium Act) | 3 | 17.2 | 20.3 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Offences against public order and authority | 10 | 57.2 | 64.2 |
| Vandalism and menace | 31 | 177.3 | 180.2 |
| Other | |||
| Economic offences | 6 | 34.3 | 26.2 |
| Other crimes | 13 | 74.4 | 17.7 |
Source: Korps Politie Suriname, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2018)
| Sexual offences | 14 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 100 |
| Theft and burglary | 341 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Damage and public order | 41 |
| Other | 19 |
