Rape of vulnerable people increases 10% in August 2026, while other crimes fall in the region

🔎 Rape of vulnerable people involves victims under the age of 14 or people who, due to illness or mental disability, cannot understand the sexual act, or who, for any other reason, cannot offer resistance.

The other eight crime indicators presented in the survey fell. Among them, rapes went from 13 to 11 records, a reduction of 15.38%.

Homicides decreased from 11 records in August 2025 to five in the same month of 2026, a drop of 54.55%. Attempted murders went from 16 to 13 occurrences, a reduction of 18.75%.

Thefts were the indicator with the most records in August 2026, with 919 occurrences in the region. Despite this, they showed the biggest reduction in absolute numbers: there were 136 fewer cases than in August 2025, when there were 1,055 records. The drop was 12.89%.

Vehicle thefts also decreased, from 240 to 195 incidents, a reduction of 18.75%. Thefts went from 403 to 325 records, a drop of 19.35%.

In the vehicle theft category, the total fell from 125 to 78 incidents, a reduction of 37.6%.

Cargo thefts showed the biggest percentage drop among the survey indicators. There were three records in August 2026, compared to ten in the same month of 2025. The reduction was 70%, with seven fewer occurrences.

Vehicle thefts also decreased: from 125 to 78 records, a drop of 37.6%. There were 47 fewer occurrences when comparing the two periods.

Thefts fell from 403 to 325 records, a reduction of 19.35%. In this case, the region recorded 78 fewer incidents.