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Lanco

Medium-low incidence Population: 18,050
5,006
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants (2025)
More reported crime than 52%
of Chile's communes
CEAD 2025 · #167 of 346 · 1 = most reported incidence
More reported crime than 17%
of communes in Los Ríos
CEAD 2025 · #10 of 12 · 1 = most reported incidence

Annual evolution (2005–present)

Rising
14% below national average
23% below regional average

Reported incidence by crime category (2025)

Life crimes 970
Property crimes 794
Violent robbery 77
Disorder 1990
Domestic violence 700
Drug crimes 83
Weapons 391

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)

17 Low
#238 of 346 nationally · #10 in Los Ríos
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)

Paillaco Los Ríos
5,571 per 100k inh. #127 of 346 Rising

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Similar Communes in This Region

Communes in Los Ríos with similar reported CEAD incidence rates:

Commune Rate per 100k
National rank Trend
Paillaco 5,571 #127 Rising
Panguipulli 5,729 #119 Stable
Río Bueno 6,107 #87 Rising
La Unión 6,215 #76 Declining
Mariquina 6,676 #60 Stable

Glossary

Rankings by Crime Type

Lanco (Los Ríos region) shows a rising trend in reported crime incidence according to CEAD records. In 2025, the commune registered 5,005.5 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants, placing it at rank 167 of 346 nationally.

Lanco is one of the communes that make up the Los Ríos 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 Lanco 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.

Lanco's reported incidence in 2025 was approximately 23% below the per-capita mean for the Los Ríos region. Among Los Ríos communes, this places Lanco on the lower side of the regional distribution.

In 2025, the leading category in Lanco'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 Lanco'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 Lanco's data is Paillaco (Los Ríos), identified as the nearest comparable commune within the same region based on reported incidence. In 2025, Paillaco recorded approximately 5,571.2 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants, compared with 5,005.5 for Lanco. The two communes share a similar incidence tier, making the comparison informative for understanding Lanco's position relative to a concrete peer rather than an abstract national average. Paillaco holds national rank 127 of 346.

Looking at the full CEAD time series, Lanco recorded 5,129.5 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants in 2005. Since then, the reported rate has remained broadly stable, reaching 5,005.5 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 5,005.5 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants for Lanco 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.