Crime in Palmas: live map and statistics

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In the last 30 days LiveCrimeMap recorded 54 incidents in Palmas: mostly shooting, vehicle theft and homicide. 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 Palmas, last 30 days

Between 8 Oct and 7 Nov 2026 local media reported 42 street crimes in Palmas (robberies, thefts, shootings, assaults and others; not counting arrests, drug seizures or domestic violence). The neighborhoods with the most incidents were Jardim Aureny III (10), 104 Sul (ACSE 1) (3) and 103 Norte (2). Official rate of intentional violent deaths in Palmas: 17.0 per 100,000 inhabitants per year (Sinesp, 2024–2026).

Neighborhoods with the most street crime in Palmas

#	Neighborhood	Street crimes (30 days)	Most common
1	Jardim Aureny III	10	shooting
2	104 Sul (ACSE 1)	3	shooting
3	103 Norte	2	robbery

Incident types in Palmas (30 days)

Type	Incidents
shooting	17
homicide	6
arrest / police operation	6
vehicle theft	6
robbery	4
drugs	2
scams	2
sexual violence	2
phone snatching	2
break-in / vandalism	1
knife attack	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

06/11 12:39 · shooting · Palmas
Teen girl, 17, shot dead near school in Tocantins (Metrópoles)
05/11 19:20 · shooting · Jardim Aureny III, Palmas
TRAGIC: Young woman shot in the head after being ambushed by two men on a motorcycle in southern Palmas (Sou de Palmas)
05/11 14:25 · break-in / vandalism · Palmas
Suspects in cooperative theft arrested by Palmas and Abelardo Luz Military Police (Grupo RBJ de Comunicação)
05/11 13:00 · shooting · Jardim Aureny III, Palmas
Young woman shot dead in front of school in southern Palmas (TO) (Surgiu)
05/11 09:00 · robbery · 103 Norte, Palmas
VIDEO / Security guard spots two armed men, draws his weapon and foils robbery at health unit in Palmas; second incident in less than 20 days (Sou de Palmas)
05/11 03:02 · sexual violence · Palmas
Suspect Accused of Storing and Sharing Child Sexual Abuse Material Targeted in Operation in Palmas (Gazeta do Cerrado)
04/11 20:47 · phone snatching · Palmas
Suspect Arrested in Palmas for Cellphone Robberies (G1)
04/11 15:58 · phone snatching · Palmas
Civil Police Arrest Suspect in Cellphone Robbery in Palmas (G1)
04/11 12:48 · arrest / police operation · Palmas
Police carry out operation against suspected cellphone thief in Palmas (G1)
04/11 08:14 · robbery · Palmas
Civil Police operation arrests suspect in string of cellphone robberies in Palmas (Araguaína Notícias)
04/11 08:04 · robbery · Palmas
Police arrest suspect in series of robberies targeting women and teenagers (G1 TO)
04/11 02:31 · drugs · Palmas
Three people arrested with nearly 2 kg of marijuana in southern Palmas, claim drug was for "personal use" (Jornal Sou de Palmas)
03/11 02:39 · vehicle theft · Palmas
Stolen truck in Rio Grande do Sul recovered by military police in Palmas (Grupo RBJ de Comunicação)
01/11 11:26 · domestic violence · Palmas
Man accused of attempting to kill ex-partner in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria remanded in custody (Demócrata)
31/10 21:00 · shooting · 607 Sul (ARSO 63), Palmas
Man shot dead in northern Palmas (G1)
31/10 15:41 · shooting · 104 Sul (ACSE 1), Palmas
Man shot dead in northern Palmas (Portal do Amaral)
31/10 13:01 · shooting · 104 Sul (ACSE 1), Palmas
Man shot dead in the head in northern Palmas, military police say (G1 TO)
30/10 17:43 · homicide · Jardim Aureny III, Palmas
Suspect in Palmas homicide arrested (Surgiu)
30/10 14:00 · arrest / police operation · Palmas
Arms and ammunition trafficking targeted in Federal Police operation at Palmas airport (Gazeta do Cerrado)
30/10 14:00 · homicide · Jardim Aureny III, Palmas
Suspect in killing and dismemberment of man arrested in Palmas (radioviramundo)
30/10 11:04 · domestic violence · 103 Norte, Palmas
Armed police officers argue at bar in Tocantins after suspected assault on woman; VIDEO (G1 TO)
29/10 16:50 · arrest / police operation · Palmas
Civil Police Identify Man Suspected of Animal Cruelty in Tocantins After Complaint and Security Camera Footage Review (Sou de Palmas)
29/10 09:26 · domestic violence · Palmas
'I stomped on him', said the father of the boy Gustavo during a new statement to the Polícia Civil; watch (G1 TO)
26/10 13:21 · domestic violence · Palmas
Man arrested in Palmas suspected of threatening to shoot his partner in the face twice after she decided to end the relationship (Sou de Palmas)
26/10 12:14 · vehicle theft · Palmas
PRF Identifies Tampered Vehicle in Palmas and Recovers Car Stolen in Fortaleza do Tabocão/TO (JORNAL O COLETIVO)
25/10 04:21 · drugs · Palmas
Federal Police Arrest Suspect Selling Imported Weight-Loss Drugs from Paraguay in Palmas (tocantins.jornalopcao)
24/10 14:57 · vehicle theft · Palmas
Stolen motorcycle in Cosmópolis found by GCM in Las Palmas, Limeira (Rápido no Ar)
23/10 12:30 · shooting · Palmas
Suspect accused of fatally shooting man in the head arrested in interior of Tocantins (G1 TO)
19/10 17:37 · homicide · Palmas
Man found dead with signs of violence in Val de Palmas neighbourhood (www.94fm.com.br)
18/10 17:12 · shooting · Palmas
Man shot dead in southern Palmas region – GS Notícias (Portal Gilberto Silva)
18/10 10:20 · arrest / police operation · Palmas
Submachine gun, homemade weapon and ammunition seized by Tactical Force in southern Palmas region (Tocantins Em Voz)
18/10 09:03 · shooting · Palmas
Francisco Danilo Evangelista Soares, 29, shot dead in Santa Bárbara sector in Palmas (Agência Tocantins)
17/10 09:10 · robbery · Santo Amaro, Palmas
Security guard overpowered by two men, has weapon stolen and health unit suspends services in Palmas (G1 TO)
15/10 14:01 · vehicle theft · 103 Norte, Palmas
Metropolitan Guard arrests two men after chase, seizes BMW, Audi, cards and tools in Palmas (Sou de Palmas)
15/10 09:24 · shooting · Jardim Aureny III, Palmas
Police search for suspects who shot young man in Palmas (G1)
15/10 08:31 · shooting · Palmas
Emergency 190 | Suspect who executed two men by gunfire and abandoned bodies in forest arrested in Palmas (AF Notícias)
15/10 07:00 · homicide · Palmas
Civil Police arrest suspect in double homicide in southern Palmas (Agência Tocantins)
15/10 02:03 · shooting · Palmas
Suspect in killing of two men in southern Palmas arrested in Taquari; crime may be linked to motorcycle theft (Sou de Palmas)
14/10 17:06 · shooting · Jardim Aureny III, Palmas
BREAKING: 24-year-old shot in chest and leg after two men on a motorcycle open fire in Aureny III, southern Palmas (Sou de Palmas)
14/10 08:15 · vehicle theft · Palmas
Motorcycle Stolen in Palmas Has Parts Recovered by GMP (Surgiu)

Neighborhoods with most incidents (30 days)

Jardim Aureny III 10 ocorrências
104 Sul (ACSE 1) 3 ocorrências
103 Norte 2 ocorrências
607 Sul (ARSO 63) 1 ocorrências
Santo Amaro 1 ocorrências

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Frequently asked questions

Is Palmas safe for tourists?

It depends a lot on the area. In the last 30 days local media reported 42 street crimes in Palmas: mostly shooting, vehicle theft and homicide; Official rate of intentional violent deaths in Palmas: 17.0 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 Palmas?

Going by the news of the last 30 days, the neighborhoods of Palmas with the most street crime are Jardim Aureny III (10), 104 Sul (ACSE 1) (3) and 103 Norte (2). This is a count of reported incidents, not a per-capita rate.

How many crimes happen in Palmas per month?

In the last 30 days LiveCrimeMap recorded 54 incidents in Palmas from local news, 42 of them street crimes: mostly shooting, vehicle theft and homicide. Official rate of intentional violent deaths in Palmas: 17.0 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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