Mêda
District · Guarda · Police-recorded crime · DGPJ/MJ via PORDATA and INE
97recorded crimes · 2025 provisional
22.2per 1,000 inhabitants · 246th of 308
283rd of 308national rank · absolute
13th of 14rank in district · per 1,000
−22%change vs 2011 · absolute
4,364inhabitants · 2025
“Per 1,000” uses INE population estimates (2001, 2008–2025); years without population are blank.
General
Total
— municipality ┄ Guarda ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 9722.2 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 283rd of 308 · above 8% of municipalities246th of 308 · above 20% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 14th of 14 · above 0% of municipalities13th of 14 · above 7% of municipalities |
| Guarda (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 29529.8 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 1,10029.7 |
| change vs 2011 | −22% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 1998–2025. |
Specific offences
Domestic violence
— municipality ┄ Guarda ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 303rd of 308 · above 0% of municipalities303rd of 308 · above 0% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 14th of 14 · above 0% of municipalities14th of 14 · above 0% of municipalities |
| Guarda (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 252.6 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 822.2 |
| change vs 2011 | −100% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2001, 2009–2025. PORDATA series: 1993, 2001 and 2009 onwards. |
Theft from motor vehicle
— municipality ┄ Guarda ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2023 | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 242nd of 308 · above 0% of municipalities242nd of 308 · above 0% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 8th of 14 · above 0% of municipalities8th of 14 · above 0% of municipalities |
| Guarda (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 40.4 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 651.8 |
| change vs 2011 | −100% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2001, 2009–2023. PORDATA series: 1993, 2001 and 2009 onwards. PORDATA definition (distinct from INE's “Vehicle theft and theft from vehicle”). |
Residential burglary
— municipality ┄ Guarda ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 250th of 308 · above 0% of municipalities250th of 308 · above 0% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 8th of 14 · above 0% of municipalities8th of 14 · above 0% of municipalities |
| Guarda (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 30.3 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 240.7 |
| change vs 2011 | −100% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2001, 2009–2025. PORDATA series: 1993, 2001 and 2009 onwards. |
Commercial/industrial burglary
— municipality ┄ Guarda ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 193rd of 308 · above 0% of municipalities193rd of 308 · above 0% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 6th of 14 · above 0% of municipalities6th of 14 · above 0% of municipalities |
| Guarda (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 20.2 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 160.4 |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2001, 2009–2025. PORDATA series: 1993, 2001 and 2009 onwards. |
Assault (simple)
— municipality ┄ Guarda ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 204.6 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 194th of 306 · above 35% of municipalities14th of 306 · above 95% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 5th of 14 · above 64% of municipalities2nd of 14 · above 85% of municipalities |
| Guarda (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 242.4 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 802.1 |
| change vs 2011 | +43% |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011–2016, 2018–2021, 2023–2025. Exists only from 2011 (INE NUTS-2013/2024 tree). |
Street robbery / bag-snatching
— municipality ┄ Guarda ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 136th of 233 · above 0% of municipalities136th of 233 · above 0% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 2nd of 82nd of 8 |
| Guarda (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 10.1 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 290.6 |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011, 2013–2015, 2017–2022, 2024–2025. Exists only from 2011; ~¼ of municipal values withheld by INE (confidentiality). |
Vehicle theft and theft from vehicle (INE)
— municipality ┄ Guarda ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2024 provisional | 40.9 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | —— |
| rank in district | —— |
| Guarda (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 100.9 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 1052.6 |
| Coverage | years with data: 2012–2015, 2017, 2022–2024. INE definition (2011 onwards); kept separate from PORDATA's “Theft from motor vehicle”. |
Drink-driving ≥ 1.2 g/l
— municipality ┄ Guarda ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 71.6 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 273rd of 294 · above 5% of municipalities203rd of 294 · above 30% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 12th of 12 · above 0% of municipalities11th of 12 · above 8% of municipalities |
| Guarda (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 333.0 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 711.8 |
| Coverage | years with data: 2021–2025. Exists only from 2021 (INE NUTS-2024 tree). |
Driving without a licence
— municipality ┄ Guarda ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2022 | 40.9 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | —— |
| rank in district | —— |
| Guarda (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 60.6 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 491.3 |
| change vs 2011 | −33% |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011–2012, 2014–2017, 2020, 2022. Exists only from 2011. |
Penal Code chapters
Against persons
— municipality ┄ Guarda ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 4410.1 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 257th of 308 · above 16% of municipalities82nd of 308 · above 73% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 12th of 14 · above 14% of municipalities7th of 14 · above 50% of municipalities |
| Guarda (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 979.8 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 2927.9 |
| change vs 2011 | +33% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 1998–2025. |
Against physical integrity
— municipality ┄ Guarda ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 255.7 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 258th of 306 · above 14% of municipalities103rd of 306 · above 66% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 12th of 14 · above 14% of municipalities6th of 14 · above 57% of municipalities |
| Guarda (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 585.8 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 1875.0 |
| change vs 2011 | +14% |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011–2025. Sub-chapter of “against persons”; exists only from 2011. |
Against property
— municipality ┄ Guarda ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 388.7 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 280th of 308 · above 8% of municipalities241st of 308 · above 21% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 13th of 14 · above 7% of municipalities12th of 14 · above 14% of municipalities |
| Guarda (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 11611.7 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 55615.0 |
| change vs 2011 | −14% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 1998–2025. |
Against life in society
— municipality ┄ Guarda ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 112.5 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 291st of 308 · above 4% of municipalities257th of 308 · above 16% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 13th of 14 · above 7% of municipalities13th of 14 · above 7% of municipalities |
| Guarda (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 545.5 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 1343.6 |
| change vs 2011 | −68% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 1998, 2001–2014, 2016–2017, 2019, 2022–2025. |
Against the State
— municipality ┄ Guarda ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 260th of 308 · above 0% of municipalities260th of 308 · above 0% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 13th of 14 · above 0% of municipalities13th of 14 · above 0% of municipalities |
| Guarda (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 90.9 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 250.7 |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2020–2021, 2023, 2025. Small values frequently withheld by INE (confidentiality). |
Against cultural identity
— municipality ┄ Guarda ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 48th of 308 · above 0% of municipalities48th of 308 · above 0% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 2nd of 14 · above 0% of municipalities2nd of 14 · above 0% of municipalities |
| Guarda (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 00.0 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 10.0 |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2018, 2025. Very small counts; almost always withheld by INE. |
Special legislation
— municipality ┄ Guarda ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2022 | 51.1 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | —— |
| rank in district | —— |
| Guarda (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 222.2 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 952.4 |
| Coverage | years with data: 1999–2001, 2003, 2009–2010, 2012, 2020, 2022. 1993 excluded (PORDATA's “and Others” scope differs). |
Against companion animals
— municipality ┄ Guarda ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2024 provisional | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | —— |
| rank in district | —— |
| Guarda (district mean per municipalitydistrict aggregate rate) | 30.3 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 80.1 |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011–2015, 2017–2019, 2021, 2024. Law 69/2014: real data from 2015; 2011–2014 are formal zeros. |
Crime rate (per 1,000 inhabitants)
— municipality ┄ Guarda ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 22.2 per 1,000 |
|---|---|
| national rank | 244th of 306 · above 19% of municipalities |
| rank in district | 13th of 14 · above 7% of municipalities |
| Guarda (district mean per municipality) | 31.5 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipality) | 29.5 |
| Coverage | years with data: 1998–2025. Rate as published by INE = total ÷ resident population × 1000. |
Reported incidents — source: press
Independent of the official data above. Never summed (editorial rule §7.6). Every incident shows its sources; neutral summaries, no names.