Crime in Brasília: live map and statistics
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In the last 30 days LiveCrimeMap recorded 281 incidents in Brasília: mostly shooting, drugs and knife attack. Each point on the map is an incident reported by local media, located to the neighborhood or street; the map updates every few minutes.
Summary: crime in Brasília, last 30 days
Between 8 Oct and 7 Nov 2026 local media reported 173 street crimes in Brasília (robberies, thefts, shootings, assaults and others; not counting arrests, drug seizures or domestic violence). The neighborhoods with the most incidents were São Sebastião (28), Plano Piloto (17) and Ceilândia (13). Official rate of intentional violent deaths in Brasília: 8.3 per 100,000 inhabitants per year (Sinesp, 2024–2026).
Neighborhoods with the most street crime in Brasília
Incident types in Brasília (30 days)
| Type | Incidents |
|---|
| shooting | 38 |
| drugs | 34 |
| arrest / police operation | 29 |
| knife attack | 22 |
| homicide | 19 |
| assault | 18 |
| theft | 15 |
| scams | 11 |
| sexual violence | 11 |
| vehicle theft | 10 |
| robbery | 9 |
| shoot-out with police | 8 |
| break-in / vandalism | 7 |
| kidnapping | 4 |
| phone snatching | 1 |
These numbers count incidents reported in the news, not police records, and are not per-capita rates: bigger, central and better-covered neighborhoods show up more.
Latest incidents
- · sexual violence · São Sebastião, Brasília
Man Breaks into Homes, Attempts to Rape Woman and Is Arrested After Victim Fights Back (Metrópoles) - · assault · SCIA, Brasília
Restaurant Worker Subjected to Racial Insult; Attacker Arrested in Federal District (Folha de Curitiba) - · knife attack · Águas Lindas de Goiás
Man chased and stabbed multiple times inside pharmacy in Entorno (Metrópoles) - · arrest / police operation · Ceilândia, Brasília
Comando Vermelho Leader in Ceilândia Arrested With Pistol With Filed-Off Serial Number (Diário da Manhã) - · domestic violence · Samambaia, Brasília
Police arrest boyfriend of mother of 1-year-old baby who died at UPA in Samambaia, DF (G1) - · vehicle theft · Gama, Brasília
Criminals steal vehicle behind police station in Gama and ask for permission (Diário Goianiense) - · assault · Ceilândia, Brasília
Gang member linked to CV arrested in Ceilândia, flaunts homicides and "crime doll" (Metrópoles) - · break-in / vandalism · Brazlândia, Brasília
Police investigate man who painted swastika on sidewalk in DF (G1 DF) - · shooting · Cristalina
ARGUMENT | Worker, 39, shot after dispute with employer, 45, at truck yard in rural Cristalina, a city in the Federal District's Entorno region, on Thursday night (5th). Portal 6 (Instagram) - · arrest / police operation · Ceilândia, Brasília
Leader of criminal faction and fugitive wanted for drug trafficking arrested (Metrópoles) - · drugs · Itapoã, Brasília
Man arrested with three bars and 30 portions of marijuana in Itapoã (Jornal de Brasília) - · homicide · Itapoã, Brasília
Undercover Police Posing as Engineers Arrest Fugitive Wanted for Brutal Homicide (Correio Braziliense) - · knife attack · Sobradinho, Brasília
Suspect in head-blow killing found in rural area of DF; VIDEO (G1 DF) - · homicide · Sobradinho, Brasília
PCDF arrests man accused of beating victim to death with a club in Sobradinho (Diário Goianiense) - · homicide · Itapoã, Brasília
Civil Police arrest suspect in homicide case in the Federal District (Diário Goianiense) - · scams · Plano Piloto, Brasília
New health-sector scam in the Federal District swindles money from patient (Diário Goianiense) - · domestic violence · Ceilândia, Brasília
Man arrested after violating protective order against ex-partner (Correio Braziliense) - · vehicle theft · São Sebastião, Brasília
PMDF Arrests Man for Theft and Recovers Two Motorcycles in São Sebastião (Polícia Militar do Distrito Federal) - · arrest / police operation · Plano Piloto, Brasília
PCDF arrests last 3 members of gang that stole Hilux and SW4 trucks in DF (soubrasilia.com) - · arrest / police operation · Planaltina, Brasília
Crackdown on illegal betting sites: police seize 35 phones; no arrests made (G1) - · theft · São Sebastião, Brasília
Military Police and Security Guards Arrest Two Brasília Residents Suspected of Attempted Theft at Shopping Fernandópolis (Região Noroeste) - · drugs · Plano Piloto, Brasília
Man arrested in operation against illegal online sales of ayahuasca (CNN Brasil) - · robbery · Paranoá, Brasília
Teen Detained After Bicycle Theft in Paranoá (Jornal de Brasília) - · homicide · Núcleo Bandeirante, Brasília
Military Police Execute Preventive Arrest Warrant for Qualified Homicide Issued by Federal District Court in Passagem (Folha Patoense) - · shooting · São Sebastião, Brasília
Suspect Accused of Fatally Shooting Man in the Head Arrested Hiding Behind Refrigerator in Federal District (R7) - · drugs · Brasília
Dog Gives Away Inmate's Wife Trying to Smuggle Weed into Prison in Her Flip-Flop (Metrópoles) - · domestic violence · Samambaia, Brasília
Stepfather arrested in flagrante over death of 2-year-old baby in Federal District outskirts (180graus) - · arrest / police operation · Brasília
Man arrested with .38 calibre revolver in Brasília neighbourhood, Arapiraca (Portal NN1) - · shooting · Sol Nascente/Pôr do Sol, Brasília
Man shot inside car in front of residence in Pôr do Sol (Jornal de Brasília) - · drugs · Recanto das Emas, Brasília
With Lengthy Criminal Record, Man Arrested With Two Others and 7 Kg of Crack Cocaine in Recanto das Emas (Polícia Militar do Distrito Federal) - · shooting · Gama, Brasília
Man arrested on suspicion of killing another man with a shot to the head in Estrutural (Jornal de Brasília) - · shooting · Ceilândia, Brasília
36-year-old man shot dead inside his own car in DF (Metrópoles) - · sexual violence · Brasília
Man arrested on suspicion of holding a woman captive, drugging her and sexually assaulting her in Federal District (G1) - · shooting · Gama, Brasília
Suspect Who Shot Young Man in the Head at DF Store Arrested (Metrópoles) - · arrest / police operation · Recanto das Emas, Brasília
Material provided to Metrópoles (Metrópoles) - · sexual violence · Ceilândia, Brasília
Man arrested on suspicion of drugging, threatening and raping friend in DF (Metrópoles) - · domestic violence · Recanto das Emas, Brasília
Mother and partner to face qualified homicide charges after death of newborn in Federal District (Fato Amazônico) - · shooting · Samambaia, Brasília
Thief robs shop, mugs pedestrian, steals two cars and shoots driver (Metrópoles) - · domestic violence · Arniqueira, Brasília
Drunk man arrested after assaulting his mother in Areal (Correio Braziliense) - · arrest / police operation · Sobradinho, Brasília
Suspect accused of backing invasion of Vila Brasília arrested in Volta Redonda (Diário do Vale)
Neighborhoods with most incidents (30 days)
Local news sources
- Bing News
- G1 DF
- Google News
Frequently asked questions
Is Brasília safe for tourists?
It depends a lot on the area. In the last 30 days local media reported 173 street crimes in Brasília: mostly shooting, knife attack and homicide; 55% of those with a known neighborhood happened in just 5 neighborhoods (São Sebastião, Plano Piloto, Ceilândia, Sobradinho and Gama). Official rate of intentional violent deaths in Brasília: 8.3 per 100,000 inhabitants per year (Sinesp, 2024–2026). Check the live map for the neighborhood you are going to.
What are the most dangerous neighborhoods in Brasília?
Going by the news of the last 30 days, the neighborhoods of Brasília with the most street crime are São Sebastião (28), Plano Piloto (17) and Ceilândia (13). This is a count of reported incidents, not a per-capita rate.
How many crimes happen in Brasília per month?
In the last 30 days LiveCrimeMap recorded 281 incidents in Brasília from local news, 173 of them street crimes: mostly shooting, knife attack and homicide. Official rate of intentional violent deaths in Brasília: 8.3 per 100,000 inhabitants per year (Sinesp, 2024–2026).
LiveCrimeMap collects police news from local outlets, works out what happened and where (street, neighborhood, landmark) and shows it on a live map. Headlines are machine-translated from Portuguese / Spanish. Domestic violence is shown separately and is not counted in neighborhood safety statistics.
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