Vila do Porto
Island · Santa Maria (Açores) · Police-recorded crime · DGPJ/MJ via PORDATA and INE
135recorded crimes · 2025 provisional
24.4per 1,000 inhabitants · 212th of 308
254th of 308national rank · absolute
−24%change vs 2011 · absolute
5,544inhabitants · 2025
“Per 1,000” uses INE population estimates (2001, 2008–2025); years without population are blank.
General
Total
— municipality ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 13524.4 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 254th of 308 · above 17% of municipalities212th of 308 · above 31% of municipalities |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 1,10029.7 |
| change vs 2011 | −24% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 1998–2025. |
Specific offences
Domestic violence
— municipality ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 112.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 251st of 308 · above 16% of municipalities189th of 308 · above 38% of municipalities |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 822.2 |
| change vs 2011 | −45% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2001, 2009–2025. PORDATA series: 1993, 2001 and 2009 onwards. |
Theft from motor vehicle
— municipality ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2023 | 30.5 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 226th of 308 · above 21% of municipalities204th of 308 · above 33% of municipalities |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 651.8 |
| change vs 2011 | −57% |
| 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 ┄ 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 |
| 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 ┄ 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 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 160.4 |
| change vs 2011 | −100% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2001, 2009–2025. PORDATA series: 1993, 2001 and 2009 onwards. |
Assault (simple)
— municipality ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 122.2 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 242nd of 306 · above 18% of municipalities147th of 306 · above 51% of municipalities |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 802.1 |
| change vs 2011 | −45% |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011–2018, 2020–2025. Exists only from 2011 (INE NUTS-2013/2024 tree). |
Street robbery / bag-snatching
— municipality ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2023 | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | —— |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 300.7 |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011, 2013–2014, 2016–2020, 2022–2023. Exists only from 2011; ~¼ of municipal values withheld by INE (confidentiality). |
Vehicle theft and theft from vehicle (INE)
— municipality ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2023 | 40.7 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | —— |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 1042.6 |
| change vs 2011 | −50% |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011–2012, 2014–2015, 2017, 2021–2023. INE definition (2011 onwards); kept separate from PORDATA's “Theft from motor vehicle”. |
Drink-driving ≥ 1.2 g/l
— municipality ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 112.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 246th of 294 · above 12% of municipalities168th of 294 · above 42% of municipalities |
| 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 ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 61.1 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 205th of 273 · above 19% of municipalities109th of 273 · above 60% of municipalities |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 491.2 |
| change vs 2011 | +20% |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011, 2013, 2015–2016, 2019–2025. Exists only from 2011. |
Penal Code chapters
Against persons
— municipality ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 559.9 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 230th of 308 · above 24% of municipalities90th of 308 · above 70% of municipalities |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 2927.9 |
| change vs 2011 | −38% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 1998–2025. |
Against physical integrity
— municipality ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 295.2 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 239th of 306 · above 21% of municipalities132nd of 306 · above 56% of municipalities |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 1875.0 |
| change vs 2011 | −43% |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011–2025. Sub-chapter of “against persons”; exists only from 2011. |
Against property
— municipality ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 488.7 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 262nd of 308 · above 14% of municipalities243rd of 308 · above 21% of municipalities |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 55615.0 |
| change vs 2011 | −29% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 1998–2014, 2016–2025. |
Against life in society
— municipality ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 132.3 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 285th of 308 · above 6% of municipalities266th of 308 · above 13% of municipalities |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 1343.6 |
| change vs 2011 | +8% |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2000, 2002–2009, 2011–2014, 2016–2025. |
Against the State
— municipality ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 71.3 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 175th of 308 · above 39% of municipalities35th of 308 · above 88% of municipalities |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 250.7 |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2004–2007, 2013–2015, 2019, 2023–2025. Small values frequently withheld by INE (confidentiality). |
Against cultural identity
— municipality ┄ 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 |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 10.0 |
| Coverage | years with data: 1993, 2017–2018, 2025. Very small counts; almost always withheld by INE. |
Special legislation
— municipality ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 112.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | 206th of 267 · above 19% of municipalities97th of 267 · above 63% of municipalities |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 972.3 |
| Coverage | years with data: 1998–2001, 2003–2007, 2013–2019, 2021, 2025. 1993 excluded (PORDATA's “and Others” scope differs). |
Against companion animals
— municipality ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2022 | 00.0 recorded crimesper 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|
| national rank | —— |
| Portugal (national mean per municipalitynational aggregate rate) | 90.2 |
| Coverage | years with data: 2011–2014, 2019–2020, 2022. Law 69/2014: real data from 2015; 2011–2014 are formal zeros. |
Crime rate (per 1,000 inhabitants)
— municipality ┄ Portugal
| Value · 2025 provisional | 24.4 per 1,000 |
|---|---|
| national rank | 211th of 306 · above 30% of municipalities |
| 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.