Crime in Peru

Peru
Crime rates* (2017)
Violent crimes
Homicide7.8*
Property crimes
Motor vehicle theft18,106
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.