San Antonio
Annual evolution (2005–present)
DecliningReported incidence by crime category (2025)
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)
9 per 100,000 inhabitants (9 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.
(date of our last download from CEAD) 2026 is a partial year: its figures include only what CEAD had published by June 16, 2026. It is not used for the headline rate or rankings, and appears as a faded point in the trend charts. The latest complete year is 2025.
Composite Crime Index (2024)
Household Victimization (ENUSC 2024)
Recent Incidents in the News
Incidents reported by Chilean news media and geolocated in San Antonio. Each entry links to its source article.
- Violent RobberyVictims fought off assault in Llolleo: one criminal ended up hospitalized
- Life CrimesPreventive detention for three defendants for shooting at a bus in San Antonio that left one dead and four injured
- Life CrimesThree defendants in preventive detention for shooting at a bus that left one dead in San Antonio
- Life CrimesDeadly shootout in San Antonio: three accused were placed in preventive detention
- Life CrimesThree detained for homicide of Colo Colo fan after armed attack on bus in San Antonio
- Life CrimesSan Antonio: PDI arrests three suspects for fatal shooting attack against Colo-Colo fans
Automatically classified from press coverage; not official statistics. Sources are always cited.
Comparable commune (same region)
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See San Antonio on the interactive Chile crime map →Similar Communes in This Region
Communes in Valparaíso with similar reported CEAD incidence rates:
| Commune | Rate per 100k This figure counts police-reported incidents for every 100,000 people living in the area, allowing fair comparison between places of very different population sizes. Source: CEAD official police statistics. | National rank | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olmué | 7,158 | #43 | Rising |
| Valparaíso | 7,414 | #33 | Stable |
| La Ligua | 6,889 | #56 | Rising |
| Concón | 6,833 | #57 | Rising |
| Limache | 6,682 | #59 | Rising |
Rankings by Crime Type
San Antonio (Valparaíso region) registered 7,259.2 reported incidents per 100,000 inhabitants in 2025, placing it at national rank 39 of 346. CEAD records show a declining trend in recent periods, suggesting the trajectory is moving toward lower incidence.
San Antonio is one of the communes that make up the Valparaíso 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.
Compared with the per-capita national mean across Chilean communes, San Antonio registers reported incidence that is moderately above average — roughly 25% higher than the mean in 2025. While this signals elevated reported activity relative to the national baseline, the rate also reflects factors specific to the commune's urban context and population density.
Within Valparaíso, San Antonio'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 San Antonio'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 San Antonio'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 San Antonio's data is Olmué (Valparaíso), identified as the nearest comparable commune within the same region based on reported incidence. In 2025, Olmué recorded approximately 7,158.2 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants, compared with 7,259.2 for San Antonio. The two communes share a similar incidence tier, making the comparison informative for understanding San Antonio's position relative to a concrete peer rather than an abstract national average. Olmué holds national rank 43 of 346.
Looking at the full CEAD time series, San Antonio recorded 5,792.6 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants in 2005. Since then, the reported rate has increased, reaching 7,259.2 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 7,259.2 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants for San Antonio 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.