Highest Crime in Buenos Aires

Top 83 cities ranked by highest crime

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Highest Crime — Buenos Aires

1 Tigre 4.5 per 1K

2 Villa Sarmiento 4.5 per 1K

3 Carmen de Patagones 4.5 per 1K

4 Villa Gesell 4.5 per 1K

5 Avellaneda 4.5 per 1K

6 Veinticinco de Mayo 4.5 per 1K

7 Dolores 4.5 per 1K

8 Arrecifes 4.5 per 1K

9 Muñiz 4.5 per 1K

10 Coronel Suárez 4.5 per 1K

11 Adrogué 4.5 per 1K

12 Ayacucho 4.5 per 1K

13 Pontevedra 4.5 per 1K

14 Chacabuco 4.5 per 1K

15 Nueve de Julio 4.5 per 1K

16 Saladillo 4.5 per 1K

17 Santos Lugares 4.5 per 1K

18 Haedo 4.5 per 1K

19 San Antonio de Padua 4.5 per 1K

20 Ingeniero Pablo Nogués 4.5 per 1K

21 Balcarce 4.5 per 1K

22 Vedia 4.5 per 1K

23 Open Door 4.5 per 1K

24 Estación Camet 4.5 per 1K

25 Tapalqué 4.5 per 1K

26 Castelli 4.5 per 1K

27 General Conesa 4.5 per 1K

28 Tres Lomas 4.5 per 1K

29 Mar del Tuyú 4.5 per 1K

30 Laprida 4.5 per 1K

31 Monte Hermoso 4.5 per 1K

32 Henderson 4.5 per 1K

33 Salto 4.5 per 1K

34 Capilla del Señor 4.5 per 1K

35 Salliqueló 4.5 per 1K

36 Carhué 4.5 per 1K

37 San Clemente del Tuyú 4.5 per 1K

38 Coronel Dorrego 4.5 per 1K

39 Adolfo Gonzáles Chaves 4.5 per 1K

40 Capitán Sarmiento 4.5 per 1K

41 Carmen de Areco 4.5 per 1K

42 General Villegas 4.5 per 1K

43 Ezeiza 4.5 per 1K

44 Campana 4.5 per 1K

45 Junín 4.5 per 1K

46 Olavarría 4.5 per 1K

47 Pergamino 4.5 per 1K

48 Luján 4.5 per 1K

49 Zárate 4.5 per 1K

50 Morón 4.5 per 1K

51 San Justo 4.5 per 1K

52 Castelar 4.5 per 1K

53 Lomas de Zamora 4.5 per 1K

54 Pilar 4.5 per 1K

55 Tandil 4.5 per 1K

56 San Nicolás de los Arroyos 4.5 per 1K

57 San Miguel 4.5 per 1K

58 Berazategui 4.5 per 1K

59 La Plata 4.5 per 1K

60 José C. Paz 4.5 per 1K

61 Quilmes 4.5 per 1K

62 Merlo 4.5 per 1K

63 Bahía Blanca 4.5 per 1K

64 Los Polvorines 4.5 per 1K

65 Tortuguitas 4.5 per 1K

66 Lincoln 4.5 per 1K

67 General Pacheco 4.5 per 1K

68 Villa de Mayo 4.5 per 1K

69 Pehuajó 4.5 per 1K

70 San Isidro 4.5 per 1K

71 Tres Arroyos 4.5 per 1K

72 San Pedro 4.5 per 1K

73 Chascomús 4.5 per 1K

74 Mar del Plata 4.5 per 1K

75 Azul 4.5 per 1K

76 Chivilcoy 4.5 per 1K

77 Punta Alta 4.5 per 1K

78 El Palomar 4.5 per 1K

79 Hurlingham 4.5 per 1K

80 Mercedes 4.5 per 1K

81 Don Torcuato 4.5 per 1K

82 Necochea 4.5 per 1K

83 Bella Vista 4.5 per 1K

Cities with the highest crime rates in Buenos Aires face public safety challenges that affect residents' quality of life and economic development. Tigre has 4.5 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.

High crime rates are often linked to economic factors including poverty, unemployment, income inequality, and limited access to education and social services. Addressing crime effectively requires tackling these underlying root causes alongside traditional law enforcement approaches.

Many cities on this list are actively implementing comprehensive safety strategies including community policing, violence intervention programs, youth mentorship, and economic development initiatives aimed at reducing the conditions that contribute to criminal activity.

Did You Know?

1. The violent crime rate in Tigre is 1.1x the national average.
2. Crime rates have been declining nationally for decades — even cities on this list have generally seen improvements over time.
3. Violent crime is heavily concentrated in specific neighborhoods — most areas within these cities are considerably safer than the citywide statistics suggest.

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