Safeo is an independent application that calculates an urban safety score from 0 to 10 for any region in Brazil, based on public safety data available from state and federal transparency portals.
Important notice: Safeo is not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, or authorized by any government agency, public safety department, or official institution. We do not represent the Brazilian government or any public entity. The scores are calculated independently by the Safeo team and are for informational purposes only.
How it works
- Tap anywhere on the map to see the region's safety score
- Score based on the rate of occurrences per 100,000 inhabitants per year
- Data on homicides, robberies, thefts, trafficking, and other occurrences
- Configurable radius: 1 km, 3 km, 5 km, or 10 km
- Historical data from 2022 to 2026
Categories analyzed
- Violent crimes (homicide, robbery resulting in death, rape)
- Property crimes (robbery, theft, vehicles)
- Drugs (trafficking, possession, seizure)
- Traffic (manslaughter, bodily injury)
Plans
- Free: 3 queries per day without an account, 10 queries per day with an account
- Premium: unlimited daily queries and alerts for areas with low scores
Safety alerts (Premium)
Receive notifications when entering an area with a low score. You can set the alert threshold in the app settings.
Public Data Sources
The data is obtained directly from official transparency portals, which are publicly and freely accessible. Safeo only aggregates and analyzes this information; we do not produce, validate, or represent the original data.
- SSP-SP (São Paulo State Public Security Secretariat): https://www.ssp.sp.gov.br/estatistica/consultas
- ISP-RJ (Rio de Janeiro State Public Security Institute): http://www.ispdados.rj.gov.br/estatistica.html
- SINESP VDE (National Public Security Information System): https://dados.mj.gov.br/dataset/sinesp-vde
- IBGE (population data from the 2022 Census): https://www.ibge.gov.br
Independent Methodology
The Safeo score is an independent calculation that does not reflect the official position of any public body. The formula considers the crime rate per 100,000 inhabitants per year, with weights applied by type of occurrence (violent 40 percent, property 30 percent, drugs 10 percent).
Privacy and LGPD (Brazilian General Data Protection Law)
- We do not store victims' personal data
- Data aggregated by municipality
- Passwords protected with bcrypt
- Privacy policy: https://api.safeo.com.br/privacidade.html
Safeo is not an official government service. For official public safety information, consult the portals of the state secretariats and the Ministry of Justice directly. In emergencies, call 190.