In 2021, the homicide rate in Brazil reached 22.3 occurrences per 100,000 inhabitants, the lowest figure reported in the country since 2012. This result contrasts to the results previous to 2019, when the country had reported an overall increasing trend in the homicide rate. .
Homicide rate in Brazil from 2012 to 2021 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)
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FBSP. (July 26, 2022). Homicide rate in Brazil from 2012 to 2021 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/867725/homicide-rate-brazil/
FBSP. "Homicide rate in Brazil from 2012 to 2021 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. July 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867725/homicide-rate-brazil/
FBSP. (2022). Homicide rate in Brazil from 2012 to 2021 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867725/homicide-rate-brazil/
FBSP. "Homicide Rate in Brazil from 2012 to 2021 (in Number of Homicides per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867725/homicide-rate-brazil/
FBSP, Homicide rate in Brazil from 2012 to 2021 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867725/homicide-rate-brazil/ (last visited January 31, 2023)
Homicide rate in Brazil from 2012 to 2021 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph], FBSP, July 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/867725/homicide-rate-brazil/