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Teodoro Schmidt

Medium-high incidence Population: 15,744
6,167
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants (2025)
More reported crime than 76%
of Chile's communes
CEAD 2025 · #82 of 346 · 1 = most reported incidence
More reported crime than 66%
of communes in La Araucanía
CEAD 2025 · #11 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 1132
Property crimes 413
Violent robbery 45
Disorder 3561
Domestic violence 763
Drug crimes 140
Weapons 114

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)

13 per 100,000 inhabitants (2 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)

32 Very High
#47 of 346 nationally · #2 in La Araucanía
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)

Angol La Araucanía
6,153 per 100k inh. #84 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
Angol 6,153 #84 Rising
Nueva Imperial 6,099 #88 Stable
Renaico 6,270 #75 Stable
Lautaro 6,024 #100 Stable
Curacautín 6,381 #69 Rising

Glossary

Rankings by Crime Type

Teodoro Schmidt (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 6,167.3 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants recorded in 2025 — national rank 82 of 346.

Teodoro Schmidt is one of the communes that make up the La Araucanía region. Within the region, it holds regional rank 11, 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 Teodoro Schmidt 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, Teodoro Schmidt'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 Teodoro Schmidt'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 Teodoro Schmidt'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 Teodoro Schmidt's data is Angol (La Araucanía), identified as the nearest comparable commune within the same region based on reported incidence. In 2025, Angol recorded approximately 6,152.7 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants, compared with 6,167.3 for Teodoro Schmidt. The two communes share a similar incidence tier, making the comparison informative for understanding Teodoro Schmidt's position relative to a concrete peer rather than an abstract national average. Angol holds national rank 84 of 346.

Looking at the full CEAD time series, Teodoro Schmidt recorded 5,547.1 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants in 2005. Since then, the reported rate has increased, reaching 6,167.3 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 6,167.3 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants for Teodoro Schmidt 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.