Manaus is the 7th city with the most cases of robbery and cell phone theft in Brazil, according to the Public Security Yearbook

"Data on robberies and cell phone theft at the municipal level reveal that the highest rates are strongly concentrated in large urban centers, especially capitals and cities located in metropolitan regions", says an excerpt from the yearbook. The study points out that 14 of the 20 municipalities in the ranking are capitals. The others are cities neighboring large capitals, inserted in the same urban dynamics, where there is greater movement of people and, consequently, greater opportunities for this type of crime. Despite Manaus' position in the ranking, the Yearbook shows that cell phone thefts fell by 18.6% in Brazil in 2025. The reduction was recorded in 26 of the 27 federation units. Rio de Janeiro was the only state to show an increase in occurrences. In the Forum's assessment, the drop may be related to the expansion of device blocking tools, such as the Celular Seguro program, the strengthening of protection resources developed by manufacturers and the increase in actions to combat the reception of stolen cell phones. "The hypothesis is that Celular Seguro mainly reduced the profitability of theft, by making access to victims' accounts and financial resources more difficult, while its impact on theft tends to be smaller, as this crime depends less on this type of exploitation and more on the sale of the device itself", says another excerpt. Even though it is located in the North region, Amazonas appears among the nine Brazilian states with a rate of intentional violent deaths lower than the national average. In addition to Amazonas, Piauí, Goiás, Paraná, Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul, Distrito Federal, São Paulo and Santa Catarina are part of this group. According to the Brazilian Public Security Forum, the concentration of the highest rates of lethal violence continues in the Northeast and North regions. The study points out that the expansion and dispute between criminal organizations for control of territories, logistical routes and strategic infrastructures help to explain the maintenance of higher rates in these regions. The data is part of the 20th edition of the Brazilian Public Security Yearbook, produced based on information from the state departments of Public Security and Social Defense, official institutes and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).