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Coihueco

Medium-low incidence Population: 29,067
4,832
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants (2025)
More reported crime than 46%
of Chile's communes
CEAD 2025 · #186 of 346 · 1 = most reported incidence
More reported crime than 62%
of communes in Ñuble
CEAD 2025 · #8 of 21 · 1 = most reported incidence

Annual evolution (2005–present)

Stable
17% below national average
4% below regional average

Reported incidence by crime category (2025)

Life crimes 1372
Property crimes 883
Violent robbery 92
Disorder 1495
Domestic violence 777
Drug crimes 62
Weapons 151

Note: this is CEAD’s "Drug Crimes" family — criminal offences under Ley 20.000 (trafficking, micro-trafficking and cultivation). It is a low-volume, mostly police-detected category. Public drug or alcohol consumption is classified by CEAD under Disorder, not here, so this figure understates total drug-related police activity.

Homicides (2025)

0 per 100,000 inhabitants (0 cases)

Source: CEAD, subgroup 101 Life Crimes (2025)

Crime evolution by category (2005–present)

Life crimes

2005–2026

Property crimes

2005–2026

Violent robbery

2005–2026

Disorder

2005–2026

Domestic violence

2005–2026

Drug crimes

2005–2026

Weapons

2005–2026

Homicide

2005–2026

Faded points indicate partial-year data.

Composite Crime Index (2024)

19 Moderate
#195 of 346 nationally · #8 in Ñuble
Composite of reported crimes (CEAD/SPD), adjusted for SII economic activity. Does not reflect unreported crime. Reference year: 2024.

Household Victimization (ENUSC 2024)

5.5% (2024)
95% confidence interval: 3.6% – 8.4%
INE experimental estimate (SAE-modeled). Proportion of households reporting at least one violent crime. Covers 136 of 346 comunas. Distinct from CEAD reported-crime index — measures victimization survey responses, not police denuncias. Source: INE Estadísticas Experimentales, Seguridad Ciudadana.

Comparable commune (same region)

San Carlos Ñuble
4,697 per 100k inh. #195 of 346 Declining

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Similar Communes in This Region

Communes in Ñuble with similar reported CEAD incidence rates:

Commune Rate per 100k
National rank Trend
San Carlos 4,697 #195 Declining
Chillán Viejo 4,980 #170 Declining
Yungay 5,291 #145 Stable
Chillán 5,442 #134 Declining
San Ignacio 4,106 #223 Stable

Glossary

Rankings by Crime Type

Official CEAD data for Coihueco (Ñuble region) show a stable trend in reported crime incidence. The commune ranked 186 of 346 nationally in 2025, recording 4,832 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants.

Coihueco is one of the communes that make up the Ñuble region. Within the region, it holds regional rank 8, a position that reflects its incidence level relative to other communes in the same administrative area. Regional comparisons are particularly relevant because they account for shared socioeconomic conditions, urban density patterns, and local reporting infrastructure that may influence measured incidence across the region.

The reported incidence rate of Coihueco in 2025 is close to the per-capita national mean computed across non-low-population communes. The difference is within a narrow margin, suggesting that the commune's reported activity broadly tracks the national level for communes of comparable data quality.

Within Ñuble, Coihueco's 2025 rate is close to the regional per-capita mean. The commune sits near the midpoint of its regional distribution, indicating that its reported incidence aligns broadly with the typical level for the region.

In 2025, the leading category in Coihueco's reported crime profile was public-order incidents, which accounted for the largest share of total reported incidents. The second most prevalent category was crimes against persons. This composition reflects Coihueco's particular urban and socioeconomic characteristics. The CEAD breakdown covers seven crime families: crimes against persons, property crimes, violent robbery, public-order incidents, domestic violence, drug-related offenses, and weapons offenses. The relative weight of each category in the total rate is visible in the incidence-by-category chart above.

A useful reference point for contextualizing Coihueco's data is San Carlos (Ñuble), identified as the nearest comparable commune within the same region based on reported incidence. In 2025, San Carlos recorded approximately 4,697.5 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants, compared with 4,832 for Coihueco. The two communes share a similar incidence tier, making the comparison informative for understanding Coihueco's position relative to a concrete peer rather than an abstract national average. San Carlos holds national rank 195 of 346.

Looking at the full CEAD time series, Coihueco recorded 2,588.2 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants in 2005. Since then, the reported rate has increased, reaching 4,832 in 2025. The multi-year series is displayed in the sparkline chart above, which shows annual values from 2005 through 2025. The most recent year of partial data (if available) is shown at reduced opacity to indicate that the figure is not yet complete. Year-on-year fluctuations are normal and can reflect changes in recording practices, population estimates, or law enforcement priorities rather than changes in underlying behavior.

The data presented here are sourced from CEAD (Centro de Estudios y Análisis del Delito), the official Chilean body that compiles police-reported crime statistics. All figures represent reported incidents — actual incidence may differ due to under-reporting, which varies by crime type and territory. The 2025 rate of 4,832 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants for Coihueco reflects the most recent complete annual data available at the time of this publication. For more information on methodology and the rate-per-100,000 definition, see the methodology section.