Crime in Peru
| Peru | |
|---|---|
| Crime rates* (2017) | |
| Violent crimes | |
| Homicide | 7.8* |
| Property crimes | |
| Motor vehicle theft | 18,106 |
Notes *Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population. Source: INEI Statistical Yearbook of Crime and Citizen Security 2011–2017 | |
Crime in Peru has steadily decreased since the 2010s and into the 2020s. Peru's main indicators of crime are the homicide rate and the victimization rate; the victimization rate dropped from forty percent in 2011 to under twenty five percent in 2020.