‘All crimes in Buenos Aires have fallen,’ says City Mayor Macri

[PhilipDT]

‘All crimes in Buenos Aires have fallen,’ says City Mayor Macri​

Buenos Aires City mayor says his administration has taken “a political decision to enforce the law” and that, as a result, all crimes in the capital have decreased.

Buenos Aires City Mayor Jorge Macri has hailed the publication of improved crime statistics in the nation’s capital, crediting it to his administration’s “political decision to enforce the law.”

Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday as City Hall presented its Mapa del Delito 2025 (“Crime Map 2025”) report, the PRO leader said porteños were enjoying a level of security not seen for years.

“We have never had figures like these. All crimes in the City have fallen, and in some cases to record lows. We maintain a political decision to enforce the law,” Macri said at the event, highlighting that all types of crime in the federal capital declined during 2025.

He said more resources had been deployed, accompanied by “greater investment in security cameras and patrol cars.”

The mayor claimed that “the changes began to be noticeable when the emphasis was placed on public order, with action taken to evict illegally occupied properties and to remove unlicensed street vendors.”

He added: “All of this has an impact on organised crime such as illegal parking attendants, small-scale drug dealing and robberies or thefts.”

“All that combination of order has a very significant knock-on effect on security figures,” he explained. “Committing a crime in the City does not come without consequences.”

The right-wing leader then sought to point the finger at neighbouring Buenos Aires Province, suggesting that criminals were travelling to the capital to commit crimes.

“The City is not a free-for-all. We will not allow people to come in from the Greater Buenos Aires area to steal,” he told reporters.

Macri warned offenders they would face justice for their crimes, declaring: “You won’t get away with it, because sooner or later you will end up under arrest.”

‘All crimes in Buenos Aires have fallen,’ says City Mayor Macri

Buenos Aires City mayor says his administration has taken “a political decision to enforce the law” and that, as a result, all crimes in the capital have decreased.

www.batimes.com.ar

 

[Will I Am]

I'm not sure if I believe this. So many of my friends have had their cellphones stolen lately. Most don't even report it. I have seen a bunch of people trying to steal iPhones. One of my friends just got a new iPhone 17+ a few weeks ago and got her phone stolen. She posted about it yesterday. I feel terrible for her. It's terrible when you can't even feel comfortable in your own city.

 

[brandon]

I'm not sure if I believe this. So many of my friends have had their cellphones stolen lately. Most don't even report it. I have seen a bunch of people trying to steal iPhones. One of my friends just got a new iPhone 17+ a few weeks ago and got her phone stolen. She posted about it yesterday. I feel terrible for her. It's terrible when you can't even feel comfortable in your own city.

Your friend is beautiful! Single?

 

[Piranha]

I'm not sure you can trust the official statistics.

 

[marbella]

Watch Macri's X account. He always has arrests now. I think it's good they are cleaning up the city as much as they can.

 

[CraigM]

Watch Macri's X account. He always has arrests now. I think it's good they are cleaning up the city as much as they can.

As future property owners, law & order in Buenos Aires is really important. Real estate there costs a fraction what you'd pay in any other safe, cosmopolitan city around the world, but if you remove the safe part you enter a very different category. There's plenty of competition for cheap real estate (and cheap living) in cool but not-so-safe cities, and many of them are a lot easier to travel to as well.

 

[Betsy Ross]

As future property owners, law & order in Buenos Aires is really important. Real estate there costs a fraction what you'd pay in any other safe, cosmopolitan city around the world, but if you remove the safe part you enter a very different category. There's plenty of competition for cheap real estate (and cheap living) in cool but not-so-safe cities, and many of them are a lot easier to travel to as well.

Totally agree with you Craig. Macri is really cleaning up the streets in some areas. The homelessness has gone up but hopefully that improves with time.

Agree with you on the cost of real estate here and how cheap it is. My sister lives in Santa Barbara and I'm always amazed at what tiny places there go for. I still find BA really safe. I can walk around at night any time I want and feel safe. Sometimes I walk from Palermo to Recoleta late and feel safe. I wouldn't walk around at night in the Conurbano which is very bad now but in most of the touristy neighborhoods no problems.

 

[oil rush]

Totally agree with you Craig. Macri is really cleaning up the streets in some areas. The homelessness has gone up but hopefully that improves with time.

Agree with you on the cost of real estate here and how cheap it is. My sister lives in Santa Barbara and I'm always amazed at what tiny places there go for. I still find BA really safe. I can walk around at night any time I want and feel safe. Sometimes I walk from Palermo to Recoleta late and feel safe. I wouldn't walk around at night in the Conurbano which is very bad now but in most of the touristy neighborhoods no problems.

The Conurbano is a war zone. Avoid! My friend had to go and fix a bathroom (he is a plumber) and ventured out there and he got robbed at gunpoint and his motorcycle stolen. He says he will never go again out there.

 

[ElQueso]

One thing that

As future property owners, law & order in Buenos Aires is really important. Real estate there costs a fraction what you'd pay in any other safe, cosmopolitan city around the world, but if you remove the safe part you enter a very different category. There's plenty of competition for cheap real estate (and cheap living) in cool but not-so-safe cities, and many of them are a lot easier to travel to as well.

One thing that they are doing a great job on is FINALLY removing squatters. The place down the block from me had a bunch of migrants that took it over and they finally kicked them out.

 

[Betsy Ross]

One thing that

One thing that they are doing a great job on is FINALLY removing squatters. The place down the block from me had a bunch of migrants that took it over and they finally kicked them out.

It is the first time they have taken this seriously. The downside is I think many of these people they are kicking out are ending up on the street. And now the city is aggressive about deporting people that are illegal. I'm not sure if these people in these places are mostly illegal?

 

[Uncle Wong]

It is the first time they have taken this seriously. The downside is I think many of these people they are kicking out are ending up on the street. And now the city is aggressive about deporting people that are illegal. I'm not sure if these people in these places are mostly illegal?

This is something I don't understand. I saw some posts on X of Bolivians and Peruvians getting deported. From what I'm told with Mercosur all of these people can legally work and live and study in Argentina. So why are they getting deported?