Crime in Brazil

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Crime rates in Brazil

Level of crime	74.04	High
Crime increasing in the past 5 years	70.56	High
Worries home broken and things stolen	51.78	Moderate
Worries being mugged or robbed	72.58	High
Worries car stolen	64.62	High
Worries things from car stolen	66.55	High
Worries attacked	51.68	Moderate
Worries being insulted	39.92	Low
Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion	25.14	Low
Problem people using or dealing drugs	68.89	High
Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft	69.55	High
Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery	74.60	High
Problem corruption and bribery	78.70	High

Safety walking alone during daylight		51.56	Moderate
Safety walking alone during night		23.08	Low

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Last update: 15 June 2026

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 5 years.

If the value is 0, it means it is perceived as very low, and if the value is 100, it means it is perceived as very high.

Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

City	Crime Index	Safety Index
Salvador	76.4	23.6
Fortaleza	75.9	24.1
Rio de Janeiro	75.4	24.6
Recife	75.0	25.0
Porto Alegre	70.4	29.6
Sao Paulo	69.8	30.2
Campinas	64.8	35.2
Curitiba	59.5	40.5
Belo Horizonte	59.4	40.6
Brasilia	58.5	41.5
Florianopolis	45.0	55.0