🇨🇴 Safest Neighborhoods in Medellín

Ranked by overall crime rate — lowest (safest) first

Data period: 2024 · 124 neighborhoods analyzed · Source: Policía Nacional de Colombia / DIJIN & Ministerio de Defensa

Overview

This ranking analyzes 124 neighborhoods and districts in Medellín, sorted by their overall crime rate per 100,000 residents. Areas with lower crime rates appear first, representing the safest neighborhoods based on official crime statistics for the 2024 reporting period.

Medellín has an estimated population of 6,880,799 residents. The overall crime rate for the area is 290.0 per 100,000 residents, based on 27,426 total recorded crimes across all tracked categories.

Top 5 Safest Neighborhoods

The safest neighborhoods in Medellín based on the lowest overall crime rates are:

  1. Murindó — with a crime rate of just 52.0 per 100K, this is the 1st safest area in Medellín.
  2. Peque — with a crime rate of just 57.3 per 100K, this is the 2nd safest area in Medellín.
  3. San Pedro de Urabá — with a crime rate of just 68.0 per 100K, this is the 3rd safest area in Medellín.
  4. Angostura — with a crime rate of just 72.5 per 100K, this is the 4th safest area in Medellín.
  5. Armenia — with a crime rate of just 75.4 per 100K, this is the 5th safest area in Medellín.

These five areas collectively have significantly lower crime rates than the city average of 290.0 per 100K, making them the statistically safest places to live in Medellín.

Areas with Highest Crime Rates

For comparison, the following areas have the highest crime rates in Medellín:

The gap between the safest and highest-crime area is significant: Carolina has a crime rate approximately 13× higher than Murindó.

Rank Neighborhood Crime Rate Total Crimes Safety
1 Murindó 52.0 per 100K 3 Low
2 Peque 57.3 per 100K 5 Low
3 San Pedro de Urabá 68.0 per 100K 22 Low
4 Angostura 72.5 per 100K 9 Low
5 Armenia 75.4 per 100K 4 Low
6 Puerto Nare 77.6 per 100K 12 Low
7 Vigía del Fuerte 80.7 per 100K 9 Low
8 San Francisco 83.2 per 100K 5 Low
9 Olaya 87.4 per 100K 3 Low
10 San Juan de Urabá 89.9 per 100K 18 Low
11 Arboletes 95.4 per 100K 30 Low
12 Dabeiba 97.4 per 100K 24 Low
13 Ebéjico 103.0 per 100K 13 Low
14 Uramita 108.0 per 100K 8 Low
15 Nechí 110.5 per 100K 32 Low
16 Frontino 110.5 per 100K 24 Low
17 Necoclí 124.1 per 100K 53 Low
18 Giraldo 126.4 per 100K 8 Low
19 Guadalupe 129.0 per 100K 9 Low
20 Liborina 129.4 per 100K 14 Low
21 Campamento 130.8 per 100K 13 Low
22 Sabanalarga 132.3 per 100K 13 Low
23 El Bagre 143.5 per 100K 80 Low
24 Angelópolis 146.4 per 100K 9 Low
25 Heliconia 156.1 per 100K 8 Low
26 San Rafael 156.8 per 100K 27 Low
27 Ituango 167.0 per 100K 49 Low
28 Carepa 172.1 per 100K 87 Low
29 Nariño 183.4 per 100K 20 Low
30 Turbo 190.0 per 100K 247 Low
31 Cañasgordas 192.7 per 100K 30 Low
32 Zaragoza 196.0 per 100K 52 Low
33 Tarazá 196.4 per 100K 57 Low
34 Cáceres 198.9 per 100K 58 Low
35 Envigado 200.1 per 100K 521 Low
36 Yolombó 201.4 per 100K 50 Low
37 San Roque 210.4 per 100K 51 Low
38 San José de la Montaña 227.1 per 100K 9 Low
39 Buriticá 230.5 per 100K 25 Low
40 Fredonia 232.4 per 100K 61 Low
41 Chigorodó 236.1 per 100K 134 Low
42 Briceño 236.8 per 100K 19 Low
43 El Santuario 238.6 per 100K 94 Moderate
44 Urrao 239.2 per 100K 76 Moderate
45 Belmira 242.2 per 100K 15 Moderate
46 Támesis 245.9 per 100K 41 Moderate
47 Marinilla 251.7 per 100K 184 Moderate
48 Santa Bárbara 253.7 per 100K 74 Moderate
49 Amalfi 254.2 per 100K 73 Moderate
50 San Carlos 254.3 per 100K 43 Moderate
51 El Carmen de Viboral 259.1 per 100K 177 Moderate
52 Betulia 261.0 per 100K 44 Moderate
53 Sonsón 262.8 per 100K 95 Moderate
54 Caramanta 263.4 per 100K 12 Moderate
55 Cocorná 267.7 per 100K 43 Moderate
56 La Estrella 269.8 per 100K 221 Moderate
57 Sabaneta 272.7 per 100K 283 Moderate
58 Andes 278.7 per 100K 126 Moderate
59 Mutatá 281.1 per 100K 39 Moderate
60 Caracolí 286.5 per 100K 13 Moderate
61 Yarumal 289.0 per 100K 121 Moderate
62 Granada 296.3 per 100K 31 Moderate
63 Betania 297.5 per 100K 32 Moderate
64 Valdivia 301.5 per 100K 45 Moderate
65 Anzá 301.5 per 100K 23 Moderate
66 San Jerónimo 305.9 per 100K 55 Moderate
67 Jardín 306.2 per 100K 47 Moderate
68 Donmatías 309.8 per 100K 61 Moderate
69 La Ceja 313.7 per 100K 226 Moderate
70 Itagüí 313.8 per 100K 948 Moderate
71 Valparaíso 314.2 per 100K 21 Moderate
72 La Unión 316.2 per 100K 75 Moderate
73 Concordia 320.1 per 100K 71 Moderate
74 San Vicente Ferrer 326.1 per 100K 80 Moderate
75 Santa Rosa de Osos 326.7 per 100K 130 Moderate
76 Gómez Plata 330.1 per 100K 34 Moderate
77 Yondó 332.1 per 100K 72 Moderate
78 Rionegro 333.2 per 100K 506 Moderate
79 Caldas 336.3 per 100K 297 Moderate
80 Peñol 336.3 per 100K 79 Moderate
81 Caucasia 338.8 per 100K 317 Moderate
82 Retiro 340.0 per 100K 91 Moderate
83 Amagá 340.5 per 100K 111 Moderate
84 Argelia 342.7 per 100K 28 High
85 San Luis 351.1 per 100K 50 High
86 Barbosa 353.6 per 100K 221 High
87 Salgar 354.2 per 100K 67 High
88 Jericó 356.2 per 100K 51 High
89 Santa Fé de Antioquia 359.0 per 100K 101 High
90 Bello 359.8 per 100K 2,135 High
91 Montebello 363.9 per 100K 24 High
92 Apartadó 364.1 per 100K 453 High
93 Sopetrán 372.7 per 100K 61 High
94 Abejorral 374.0 per 100K 79 High
95 Anorí 377.0 per 100K 78 High
96 Guatapé 378.2 per 100K 36 High
97 Tarso 382.8 per 100K 25 High
98 Guarne 385.5 per 100K 247 High
99 Santo Domingo 387.1 per 100K 52 High
100 Maceo 397.4 per 100K 35 High
101 Caicedo 398.4 per 100K 36 High
102 San Andrés de Cuerquía 405.1 per 100K 30 High
103 Remedios 425.2 per 100K 138 High
104 Copacabana 425.5 per 100K 381 High
105 Ciudad Bolívar 427.1 per 100K 117 High
106 Titiribí 428.0 per 100K 49 High
107 San Pedro de los Milagros 435.0 per 100K 97 High
108 Girardota 435.6 per 100K 264 High
109 Vegachí 437.1 per 100K 53 High
110 Venecia 437.5 per 100K 54 High
111 Cisneros 438.2 per 100K 44 High
112 Entrerríos 445.6 per 100K 56 High
113 Pueblorrico 453.5 per 100K 41 High
114 Concepción 469.9 per 100K 24 High
115 Hispania 477.7 per 100K 28 High
116 Toledo 493.1 per 100K 24 High
117 Puerto Berrío 495.4 per 100K 194 High
118 Yalí 529.3 per 100K 41 High
119 Alejandría 538.9 per 100K 28 High
120 Segovia 562.4 per 100K 220 High
121 Medellín 574.5 per 100K 14,504 High
122 Puerto Triunfo 639.8 per 100K 128 High
123 La Pintada 643.0 per 100K 55 High
124 Carolina 658.7 per 100K 26 High

Crime Category Breakdown

Across all neighborhoods in Medellín, the following crime categories are tracked:

Assault 131.8 per 100K
Theft 62.4 per 100K
Sexual Assault 59.6 per 100K
Homicide 49.3 per 100K

Methodology

Rankings are based on the total crime rate per 100,000 residents for each neighborhood, combining all tracked crime categories. The safety rating (LOW / MODERATE / HIGH) is assigned using tertiles: the bottom third of areas by crime rate are rated LOW (safest), the middle third MODERATE, and the top third HIGH. Data is sourced from official government crime statistics. Cross-area comparisons within a city are generally reliable as all areas use the same data collection methodology.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the safest neighborhood in Medellín?

Based on official crime statistics, Murindó is the safest neighborhood in Medellín with a crime rate of 52.0 per 100,000 residents — the lowest among all 124 analyzed areas.

How are the safety rankings calculated?

Rankings are based on the total crime rate per 100,000 residents, which normalizes for population differences. The rate combines all tracked crime categories (homicide, robbery, theft, assault, and sexual assault) from official government data sources.

How many neighborhoods are included in the Medellín ranking?

This ranking includes 124 neighborhoods and districts in Medellín that have reported crime statistics available in our database.

When was this data last updated?

The crime data used for these rankings covers the reporting period ending 2024. Data is sourced from Policía Nacional de Colombia / DIJIN & Ministerio de Defensa.

What does the safety rating mean?

Areas are rated LOW (bottom third by crime rate — safest), MODERATE (middle third), or HIGH (top third — highest crime). This rating is relative to other neighborhoods in Medellín, not a global benchmark.