Crime Comparison Between Uruguay and Costa Rica 

Index	Uruguay	Costa Rica
Crime Index:	52.30	53.89
Safety Scale:	47.70	46.11

Crime rate comparison Uruguay vs Costa Rica

	Uruguay		Costa Rica
	Improve Data		Improve Data
Level of crime		High 61.06		High 60.68
Crime increasing in the past 3 years		High 74.09		High 74.04
Worries home broken and things stolen		Moderate 53.22		Moderate 51.88
Worries being mugged or robbed		Moderate 58.59		Moderate 58.84
Worries car stolen		Moderate 48.10		Moderate 46.66
Worries things from car stolen		Moderate 58.83		High 60.36
Worries attacked		Moderate 45.38		Moderate 43.43
Worries being insulted		Low 31.45		Low 31.20
Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion		Very Low 12.17		Very Low 16.98
Problem people using or dealing drugs		High 62.24		High 64.11
Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft		High 63.49		High 62.36
Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery		Moderate 58.45		Moderate 59.70
Problem corruption and bribery		Moderate 46.72		High 64.73
Contributors:	360		277
Last Update:	March 2025		April 2025

Safety comparisons Uruguay vs Costa Rica

	Uruguay		Costa Rica
	Improve Data		Improve Data
Safety walking alone during daylight		High 69.23		High 67.89
Safety walking alone during night		Low 37.61		Low 32.23
Contributors:	360		277