Valle del Cauca and Antioquia were the departments where most homicides were recorded in Colombia throughout 2021, with 2,590 and 2,136 murders respectively. By contrast, only one homicide was registered in Vaupés.
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Policía Nacional de Colombia. (January 9, 2022). Number of homicides in Colombia in 2021, by department [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/919953/number-homicides-colombia-department/
Policía Nacional de Colombia. "Number of homicides in Colombia in 2021, by department." Chart. January 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/919953/number-homicides-colombia-department/
Policía Nacional de Colombia. (2022). Number of homicides in Colombia in 2021, by department. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/919953/number-homicides-colombia-department/
Policía Nacional de Colombia. "Number of Homicides in Colombia in 2021, by Department." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/919953/number-homicides-colombia-department/
Policía Nacional de Colombia, Number of homicides in Colombia in 2021, by department Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/919953/number-homicides-colombia-department/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Number of homicides in Colombia in 2021, by department [Graph], Policía Nacional de Colombia, January 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/919953/number-homicides-colombia-department/