🇲🇽 Safest Neighborhoods in Monterrey

Ranked by overall crime rate — lowest (safest) first

Data period: 2025 · 51 neighborhoods analyzed · Source: SESNSP Incidencia Delictiva Municipal

Overview

This ranking analyzes 51 neighborhoods and districts in Monterrey, 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 2025 reporting period.

Monterrey has an estimated population of 5,784,442 residents. The overall crime rate for the area is 486.0 per 100,000 residents, based on 25,784 total recorded crimes across all tracked categories.

Top 5 Safest Neighborhoods

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

  1. Iturbide — with a crime rate of just 121.3 per 100K, this is the 1st safest area in Monterrey.
  2. General Zaragoza — with a crime rate of just 159.2 per 100K, this is the 2nd safest area in Monterrey.
  3. General Treviño — with a crime rate of just 165.9 per 100K, this is the 3rd safest area in Monterrey.
  4. Mier y Noriega — with a crime rate of just 169.9 per 100K, this is the 4th safest area in Monterrey.
  5. Los Aldamas — with a crime rate of just 213.2 per 100K, this is the 5th safest area in Monterrey.

These five areas collectively have significantly lower crime rates than the city average of 486.0 per 100K, making them the statistically safest places to live in Monterrey.

Areas with Highest Crime Rates

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

The gap between the safest and highest-crime area is significant: Vallecillo has a crime rate approximately 26× higher than Iturbide.

Rank Neighborhood Crime Rate Total Crimes Safety
1 Iturbide 121.3 per 100K 4 Low
2 General Zaragoza 159.2 per 100K 10 Low
3 General Treviño 165.9 per 100K 3 Low
4 Mier y Noriega 169.9 per 100K 13 Low
5 Los Aldamas 213.2 per 100K 3 Low
6 Parás 220.8 per 100K 2 Low
7 Aramberri 240.1 per 100K 36 Low
8 Los Herreras 255.2 per 100K 5 Low
9 Doctor Arroyo 257.7 per 100K 93 Low
10 Melchor Ocampo 269.7 per 100K 4 Low
11 San Pedro Garza García 281.5 per 100K 372 Low
12 Santa Catarina 283.0 per 100K 867 Low
13 Hualahuises 298.9 per 100K 21 Low
14 General Escobedo 311.7 per 100K 1,500 Low
15 Hidalgo 317.0 per 100K 51 Low
16 Galeana 317.8 per 100K 130 Low
17 Agualeguas 325.3 per 100K 11 Low
18 Linares 340.2 per 100K 288 Moderate
19 Cadereyta Jiménez 345.8 per 100K 423 Moderate
20 Guadalupe 351.6 per 100K 2,261 Moderate
21 Apodaca 357.4 per 100K 2,346 Moderate
22 General Zuazua 358.3 per 100K 366 Moderate
23 Higueras 360.8 per 100K 5 Moderate
24 Allende 365.6 per 100K 129 Moderate
25 Sabinas Hidalgo 365.9 per 100K 127 Moderate
26 San Nicolás de los Garza 394.2 per 100K 1,625 Moderate
27 Anáhuac 399.3 per 100K 72 Moderate
28 China 423.0 per 100K 42 Moderate
29 García 435.5 per 100K 1,730 Moderate
30 Marín 449.3 per 100K 23 Moderate
31 Cerralvo 449.6 per 100K 33 Moderate
32 Montemorelos 459.7 per 100K 310 Moderate
33 Doctor González 460.7 per 100K 15 Moderate
34 Juárez 493.5 per 100K 2,327 Moderate
35 Doctor Coss 514.7 per 100K 7 Moderate
36 General Terán 538.7 per 100K 76 High
37 Mina 545.6 per 100K 33 High
38 Rayones 546.9 per 100K 13 High
39 Bustamante 573.6 per 100K 21 High
40 El Carmen 576.2 per 100K 602 High
41 Santiago 587.8 per 100K 275 High
42 Lampazos de Naranjo 598.0 per 100K 32 High
43 Pesquería 602.2 per 100K 889 High
44 Monterrey 633.1 per 100K 7,236 High
45 Abasolo 638.9 per 100K 19 High
46 Salinas Victoria 733.0 per 100K 636 High
47 Ciénega de Flores 752.0 per 100K 517 High
48 Los Ramones 760.8 per 100K 41 High
49 General Bravo 926.3 per 100K 51 High
50 Villaldama 1,147.5 per 100K 41 High
51 Vallecillo 3,092.8 per 100K 48 High

Crime Category Breakdown

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

Drug Offenses 236.5 per 100K
Assault 88.3 per 100K
Theft 82.8 per 100K
Sexual Assault 63.1 per 100K
Robbery 41.2 per 100K
Homicide 30.1 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 Monterrey?

Based on official crime statistics, Iturbide is the safest neighborhood in Monterrey with a crime rate of 121.3 per 100,000 residents — the lowest among all 51 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 Monterrey ranking?

This ranking includes 51 neighborhoods and districts in Monterrey 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 2025. Data is sourced from SESNSP Incidencia Delictiva Municipal.

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 Monterrey, not a global benchmark.