The southwest area of Rio makes its debut on the crime map with a slight drop in the number of collective thefts, according to a survey carried out by Mapa do Crime — an interactive tool whose second edition was launched this week by GLOBO. In the region, which concentrates 20 neighborhoods, there were 168 cases between January and June 2025, a lower number than that recorded in the same period last year. Despite this, the region – born from the dismemberment of the West zone – already appears with high rates in certain neighborhoods, in particular Barra da Tijuca, which tops the local ranking.
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With 85 thefts on buses, BRT, trains and other public transport in the first half of 2025, Barra accounts for half of all incidents recorded in the entire South West zone. This figure represents an increase of 54.5% compared to the 55 cases recorded during the same period in 2024, consolidating the neighborhood as the main hotbed of crime in the region.
Next come Jacarepaguá, with 24 registrations, an increase of 60% compared to the year, and Recreio dos Bandeirantes, which, despite being among the neighborhoods with the highest absolute number, recorded a significant decrease of 70.9%, going from 55 to 16 occurrences. Gardênia Azul also attracts attention for its growth, with an increase of 133.3%, while the parish (Jacarepaguá) doubled its records, going from three to six cases.
On the other hand, a significant part of the districts in the South-West zone recorded a reduction, or even zero, in the number of thefts on public transport. This is the case of Itanhangá, Anil, Camorim, Grumari, Vargem Grande and Vargem Pequena, which did not experience any incidents in the first half of 2025 after having recorded cases the previous year.
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See the ranking of robberies in collectives in the South-West Zone (1st half of 2025):
- Barra de Tijuca: 85 cases from January to June 2025; January 55 to June 2024 — 54.5% increase
- Jacarepagua: 24 cases from January to June 2025; January 15 to June 2024 — 60.0% increase
- Recreio dos Bandeirantes: 16 cases from January to June 2025; January 55 to June 2024 — decrease of 70.9%
- Blue gardenia: 14 cases from January to June 2025; From January 6 to June 2024 — increase of 133.3%
- Parish (Jacarepaguá): 6 cases from January to June 2025; January 3 to June 2024 — 100.0% increase
- Taquara: 6 cases from January to June 2025; January 10 to June 2024 — decrease of 40.0%
- Dry square: 5 cases from January to June 2025; From January 3 to June 2024 — increase of 66.7%
- City of God: 2 cases from January to June 2025; From January 4 to June 2024 — decrease of 50.0%
- Reservoir: 2 cases from January to June 2025; From January 2 to June 2024 — stability
- Villa Valqueire: 3 cases from January to June 2025; From January 1 to June 2024 — 200.0% increase
What is the crime map?
What are the most dangerous neighborhoods in Rio and Niterói? Where have the thefts progressed? When is the least safe time to walk in your neighborhood? To help answer these questions and understand the dynamics of violence in these cities, GLOBO developed the Crime Map, an interactive theft monitoring tool with unprecedented crime data by neighborhood.
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After launching the first edition in the middle of this year, with data from 2024 referring to the city of Rio, we are now publishing the second edition of the platform, based on data referring to the first half of 2025, with information on four different crimes — cell phone thefts, thefts from passers-by, vehicle thefts and collective thefts — in 147 different neighborhoods of the capital of Rio de Janeiro, in addition to 51 neighborhoods of Niterói.
The tool was created using microdata obtained via the Access to Information Act from the Institute of Public Security (ISP). The body, responsible for compiling security statistics in the state, publishes monthly indicators divided by battalion and police station areas, which in most cases cover several neighborhoods. Seeking to understand hyperlocal criminal dynamics, GLOBO requested more precise data on the location of crimes and received information on the neighborhoods where each incident was recorded, the smallest territorial unit made available by the ISP. This is the first time crime indicators in Rio have been published with this level of detail.
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