Homicide victims in Latin America & Caribbean countries 2021

Some of the most populous countries in Latin America were also the nations that register the highest number of murders. Brazil was the country with the largest number of intentional homicides in the region with 47,722 victims. Mexico came in second, with 35,700 homicide victims, followed by Colombia with over 14,000 victims.

Number of intentional homicide victims in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country

Characteristic	Number of victims
Brazil*	47,722
Mexico	35,700
Colombia	14,159
Venezuela	5,444
Honduras	3,931
Guatemala	3,520
Ecuador	2,496
Argentina	2,093
Peru*	1,903
Haiti	1,489
Jamaica	1,474
Dominican Republic	1,172
El Salvador	1,147
Nicaragua*	754
Chile	708
Costa Rica	588
Puerto Rico*	554
Panama	550
Paraguay	525
Uruguay	305
Guyana	131
Saint Lucia	70
Barbados	32

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Release date

2023

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Region

LAC

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

The source defines intentional homicide as the unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.
Various sources include national statistics institutes, ministries or police agencies.
Countries excluded from this statistic did not have available information for the indicated year.
*Data as of 2020.

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