5Oyam
Oyam, Uganda: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime
5/10 in Uganda · 2/10 in the world
Compared with 120 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 2,536 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 | 53 | 10.6 | 9.1 |
| Murder by any means, mob action and ritual murders included (2025 nationally: 4,238 cases). | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Sex-related offences | 130 | 25.9 | 25.9 |
| Defilement (sex with a minor), rape, indecent assault, incest and unnatural offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault | 256 | 51 | 55.7 |
| Common and aggravated assault. Domestic violence and threatening violence are counted under other crimes. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 59 | 11.8 | 12.4 |
| Includes aggravated robbery (with a weapon) of cash, motorcycles and vehicles. | |||
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Breakings (burglary) | 155 | 30.9 | 23.8 |
| Burglary, house, shop and office breaking and other breakings. | |||
| Thefts | 449 | 89.5 | 105.9 |
| General theft and theft of phones, motor vehicles, motorcycles and animals. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 4 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| Other | |||
| Economic crimes | 39 | 7.8 | 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 | 36 | 7.2 | 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 | 484 | 96.5 | 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 | 3 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| Election offences, incitement to violence, sectarianism and treason. | |||
| Corruption | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Offences under other laws | 12 | 2.4 | 4.6 |
| Offences under laws other than the Penal Code. | |||
Source: Uganda Police Force, updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 53 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 130 |
| Violence | 256 |
| Robbery | 59 |
| Theft and burglary | 604 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other | 574 |
Questions about crime in Oyam
- Is Oyam safe?
- Oyam: Safety 5 out of 10 (Average crime). Compared with 120 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Oyam?
- Oyam: Weighted crime: 2,536 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Oyam?
- Recorded homicides in Oyam (2025): 53.
