Crime in Palhoça: live map and statistics
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In the last 30 days LiveCrimeMap recorded 21 incidents in Palhoça: mostly drugs, robbery and sexual violence. 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 Palhoça, last 30 days
Between 8 Oct and 7 Nov 2026 local media reported 9 street crimes in Palhoça (robberies, thefts, shootings, assaults and others; not counting arrests, drug seizures or domestic violence). Official rate of intentional violent deaths in Palhoça: 4.9 per 100,000 inhabitants per year (Sinesp, 2024–2026).
Incident types in Palhoça (30 days)
| Type | Incidents |
|---|
| drugs | 7 |
| robbery | 2 |
| arrest / police operation | 2 |
| sexual violence | 2 |
| vehicle theft | 2 |
| break-in / vandalism | 1 |
| scams | 1 |
| theft | 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
- · arrest / police operation · Palhoça
Two teenagers detained after police chase in Palhoça (Jornal Palavra Palhocense) - · drugs · Garopaba
Operation Cabañas targets group suspected of supplying drug trafficking point in Garopaba (portalahora.com.br) - · drugs · Palhoça
Man Arrested in Greater Florianópolis After Investigation Tracks Hundreds of Ayahuasca Shipments (Agora Floripa) - · drugs · Palhoça
Man, 37, arrested in SC for selling ayahuasca on social media and delivering it nationwide (ND Mais) - · theft · Aririú, Palhoça
Blackout hits 60,000 units in Palhoça after fire at Celesc substation; theft suspected; VIDEO (G1 SC) - · drugs · Tapera da Base, Florianópolis
After three seizures in a few hours, teenager is arrested again for drug trafficking in SC (ND Mais) - · scams · Palhoça
Scam Targeting Elderly Woman of R$56,000 Ends in Arrest in Palhoça (SCTODODIA) - · domestic violence · Palhoça
Palhoça DEAM seizes .380 calibre pistol in operation against domestic violence (Jornal Palavra Palhocense) - · domestic violence · Praça XV de Novembro, Florianópolis, Florianópolis
PMSC arrests woman after assault and violation of protective order at Praça XV de Novembro, in downtown Florianópolis (Agora Floripa) - · robbery · Jardim Eldorado, Palhoça
Pocket Bible Stops Stabbing During Robbery, Saves Worker (TVBV ONLINE) - · sexual violence · Centro, Florianópolis
International fugitive suspected of sexual abuse and of subjecting a woman to slavery-like conditions arrested at Florianópolis bus station (ND Mais) - · vehicle theft · Palhoça
Vehicle stolen from supermarket parking lot (Portal Engeplus) - · drugs · Biguaçu
Forensic analysis confirms cannabidiol in 50 kg of substances seized in Biguaçu (SCTODODIA) - · robbery · Palhoça
Armed criminal makes victim kneel during robbery at Vivo store in Palhoça and flees on the back of a motorcycle (Jornal Razão) - · vehicle theft · Avenida Salvador Di Bernardi, São José, São José
Cameras catch man stealing pickup truck in São José; suspect arrested and confesses he would have sold the parts to buy drugs (SJ Agora) - · drugs · Centro, Palhoça
After swallowing drugs to smuggle them into prison, man ends up arrested at hospital (Guararema News) - · break-in / vandalism · Campinas, São José
Municipal Guard arrests man sentenced to 16 years in prison and theft suspect in São José (SJ Agora) - · sexual violence · Florianópolis
Greater Florianópolis: investigation into statutory rape leads to man's arrest (Agora Floripa) - · arrest / police operation · Palhoça
Federal Police operation serves warrants in Palhoça and four other cities (Jornal Palavra Palhocense) - · drugs · Palhoça
Operation Targets Group That Shipped Hashish Hidden in Household Appliances via E-Commerce Platform (G1 SC) - · domestic violence · Palhoça
Civil Police Serve Three Arrest Warrants in Palhoça Domestic Violence Case (Palavra Palhocense)
Neighborhoods with most incidents (30 days)
Other cities in Santa Catarina
Local news sources
- Agora Floripa
- Bigua News
- Bing News
- G1 SC
- Google News
- ND Mais
- NSC Total
- SCTODODIA
Frequently asked questions
Is Palhoça safe for tourists?
It depends a lot on the area. In the last 30 days local media reported 9 street crimes in Palhoça: mostly robbery, sexual violence and vehicle theft; Official rate of intentional violent deaths in Palhoça: 4.9 per 100,000 inhabitants per year (Sinesp, 2024–2026). Check the live map for the neighborhood you are going to.
How many crimes happen in Palhoça per month?
In the last 30 days LiveCrimeMap recorded 21 incidents in Palhoça from local news, 9 of them street crimes: mostly robbery, sexual violence and vehicle theft. Official rate of intentional violent deaths in Palhoça: 4.9 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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