Crime Comparison Between Costa Rica and United States 

Index	Costa Rica	United States
Crime Index:	54.17	49.22
Safety Scale:	45.83	50.78

Crime rate comparison Costa Rica vs United States

	Costa Rica		United States
	Improve Data		Improve Data
Level of crime		High 60.75		Moderate 55.10
Crime increasing in the past 3 years		High 74.00		High 67.90
Worries home broken and things stolen		Moderate 52.54		Moderate 46.10
Worries being mugged or robbed		Moderate 59.53		Moderate 43.29
Worries car stolen		Moderate 46.79		Moderate 42.33
Worries things from car stolen		High 60.54		Moderate 55.38
Worries attacked		Moderate 43.89		Moderate 42.42
Worries being insulted		Low 31.80		Moderate 44.20
Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion		Very Low 16.40		Low 32.14
Problem people using or dealing drugs		High 64.29		High 61.63
Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft		High 62.94		Moderate 57.79
Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery		High 60.34		Moderate 49.98
Problem corruption and bribery		High 65.34		Moderate 43.36
Contributors:	265		18627
Last Update:	July 2024		July 2024

Safety comparisons Costa Rica vs United States

	Costa Rica		United States
	Improve Data		Improve Data
Safety walking alone during daylight		High 67.28		High 70.65
Safety walking alone during night		Low 32.46		Moderate 44.34
Contributors:	265		18627