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San José de Maipo

Medium incidencePopulation: 19,519
5,990
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants (2025)
More reported crime than 70%
of Chile's communes
CEAD 2025 · #104 of 346 · 1 = most reported incidence
More reported crime than 81%
of communes in Metropolitana
CEAD 2025 · #10 of 52 · 1 = most reported incidence

Annual evolution (2005–present)

Declining
3% above national average
16% above regional average

Reported incidence by crime category (2025)

Life crimes1909
Property crimes1401
Violent robbery168
Disorder1548
Domestic violence711
Drug crimes66
Weapons188

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)

5 per 100,000 inhabitants (1 case)

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)

29Very High
#60 of 346 nationally · #17 in Metropolitana
Composite of reported crimes (CEAD/SPD), adjusted for SII economic activity. Does not reflect unreported crime. Reference year: 2024.

No INE ENUSC victimization estimate available for this comuna (SAE model covers 136 of 346 comunas).

Comparable commune (same region)

San MiguelMetropolitana
6,164per 100k inh.#83 of 346Rising

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Similar Communes in This Region

Communes in Metropolitana with similar reported CEAD incidence rates:

CommuneRate per 100k
National rankTrend
San Miguel6,164#83Rising
Quinta Normal6,184#80Stable
San Joaquín5,742#117Rising
San Ramón6,324#71Rising
Lo Prado5,649#122Stable

Glossary

Rankings by Crime Type

According to CEAD records, San José de Maipo (Metropolitana region) has seen a declining trend in reported crime incidence. The commune ranked 104 of 346 nationally in 2025, with an official rate of 5,989.8 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants.

San José de Maipo is one of the communes that make up the Metropolitana region. Within the region, it holds regional rank 10, 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 San José de Maipo 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 Metropolitana, San José de Maipo'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 José de Maipo's reported crime profile was crimes against persons, which accounted for the largest share of total reported incidents. The second most prevalent category was public-order incidents. This composition reflects San José de Maipo'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 José de Maipo's data is San Miguel (Metropolitana), identified as the nearest comparable commune within the same region based on reported incidence. In 2025, San Miguel recorded approximately 6,164.3 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants, compared with 5,989.8 for San José de Maipo. The two communes share a similar incidence tier, making the comparison informative for understanding San José de Maipo's position relative to a concrete peer rather than an abstract national average. San Miguel holds national rank 83 of 346.

Looking at the full CEAD time series, San José de Maipo recorded 5,172.8 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants in 2005. Since then, the reported rate has increased, reaching 5,989.8 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 5,989.8 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants for San José de Maipo 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.