Crime in Costa Rica

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Crime rates in Costa Rica

Level of crime	60.57	High
Crime increasing in the past 5 years	73.82	High
Worries home broken and things stolen	52.14	Moderate
Worries being mugged or robbed	59.27	Moderate
Worries car stolen	46.43	Moderate
Worries things from car stolen	60.18	High
Worries attacked	43.75	Moderate
Worries being insulted	31.65	Low
Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion	16.87	Very Low
Problem people using or dealing drugs	64.07	High
Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft	62.55	High
Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery	59.97	Moderate
Problem corruption and bribery	65.12	High

Safety walking alone during daylight		67.53	High
Safety walking alone during night		32.59	Low

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Last update: August 2024

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.

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Index
Crime Index:	53.96
Safety Index:	46.04