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Angol

Medium-high incidence Population: 56,797
6,153
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants (2025)
More reported crime than 76%
of Chile's communes
CEAD 2025 · #84 of 346 · 1 = most reported incidence
More reported crime than 63%
of communes in La Araucanía
CEAD 2025 · #12 of 32 · 1 = most reported incidence

Annual evolution (2005–present)

Rising
6% above national average
3% above regional average

Reported incidence by crime category (2025)

Life crimes 1570
Property crimes 1470
Violent robbery 165
Disorder 1570
Domestic violence 908
Drug crimes 206
Weapons 263

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)

21 Moderate
#169 of 346 nationally · #17 in La Araucanía
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: 3.8% – 7.9%
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)

Teodoro Schmidt La Araucanía
6,167 per 100k inh. #82 of 346 Rising

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Similar Communes in This Region

Communes in La Araucanía with similar reported CEAD incidence rates:

Commune Rate per 100k
National rank Trend
Teodoro Schmidt 6,167 #82 Rising
Nueva Imperial 6,099 #88 Stable
Renaico 6,270 #75 Stable
Lautaro 6,024 #100 Stable
Freire 5,953 #106 Rising

Glossary

Rankings by Crime Type

Angol (La Araucanía region) registers a reported incidence rate that places it in the upper quarter of Chilean communes. The CEAD series reflects a rising trend, with 6,152.7 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants recorded in 2025 — national rank 84 of 346.

Angol is one of the communes that make up the La Araucanía region. Within the region, it holds regional rank 12, 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 Angol 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 La Araucanía, Angol'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 Angol'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 Angol'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 Angol's data is Teodoro Schmidt (La Araucanía), identified as the nearest comparable commune within the same region based on reported incidence. In 2025, Teodoro Schmidt recorded approximately 6,167.3 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants, compared with 6,152.7 for Angol. The two communes share a similar incidence tier, making the comparison informative for understanding Angol's position relative to a concrete peer rather than an abstract national average. Teodoro Schmidt holds national rank 82 of 346.

Looking at the full CEAD time series, Angol recorded 7,285.2 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants in 2005. Since then, the reported rate has decreased, reaching 6,152.7 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 6,152.7 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants for Angol 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.