Latin America and the Caribbean with the highest number of homicides.
In 2021, Fortaleza was the selected metropolis with the largest number of homicides in Brazil. That year, there were 1,789 homicides registered in the Brazilian city of Salvador, ranking second in the list of selected cities. Fortaleza was the second city in Number of homicides in selected cities in Brazil in 2021
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Statistics on Homicide in South America
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: homicide rate 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: homicide rates 2021, by city
- Basic Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: intentional homicide rate 2020, by country
- Basic Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: homicides number 2021, by city
- Basic Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: number of homicide victims 2020
Homicide rates
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- Basic Statistic Venezuela: homicide rate 2014-2022
- Basic Statistic Colombia: homicide rate 2014-2022
- Basic Statistic Brazil: homicide rate 2012-2021
- Basic Statistic Uruguay: homicide rate 2014-2022
- Basic Statistic Peru: homicide rate 2013-2021
- Basic Statistic Ecuador: homicide rate 2014-2021
- Basic Statistic Argentina: homicide rate 2013-2020
- Basic Statistic Chile: homicide rate 2014-2021
Number of homicides
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- Basic Statistic Brazil: number of homicides 2006-2019
- Premium Statistic Colombia: number of homicides 2008-2020
- Basic Statistic Peru: number of homicides 2011-2018
- Basic Statistic Argentina: number of homicides 2010-2020
- Basic Statistic Ecuador: number of homicides 2010-2020
- Basic Statistic Chile: number of homicides 2010-2020
- Basic Statistic Bolivia: number of homicides 2015-2019
- Basic Statistic Paraguay: number of homicides 2010-2020
Regions & cities
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- Premium Statistic Brazil: homicide rate 2021, by city
- Premium Statistic Brazil: number of homicides 2007-2019, by region
- Premium Statistic Brazil: number of homicides 2019, by state
- Premium Statistic Venezuela: homicide rate 2020, by city
- Basic Statistic Number of homicides in Colombia 2021, by region
- Basic Statistic Colombia: share of homicides 2020, by area
Further related statistics
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- Venezuela: number of homicides 2020, by selected city
- Caribbean: number of murder victims 2019, by select cities
- Caribbean: murder rate 2021, by select cities
- Jamaica: homicide rate in Kingston 2017-2018
- Grenada: homicide rate in St. George's 2007-2016
- El Salvador: number of homicides 2018, by department
- Mexico: number of homicides 2018, by month
- Mexico: homicides by presidential term 1990-2021
- Mexico: number of homicides 2000-2020
- Mexico: mayors, ex-mayors & mayor candidates killed 2005-2020
- Grenada: number of homicides 2010-2020
- Number of solved homicides in Canada 2021, by accused-victim relationship
- Brazil: number of homicides among youth 2006-2019
- Mexico: homicide rate 2021, by city
- Cuba: homicide rate 2007-2016
- Saint Vincent & Grenadines: homicide rate 2000-2016
- Grenada: homicide rate 2010-2020
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Statistics
- Venezuela: number of homicides 2020, by selected city
- Caribbean: number of murder victims 2019, by select cities
- Caribbean: murder rate 2021, by select cities
- Jamaica: homicide rate in Kingston 2017-2018
- Grenada: homicide rate in St. George's 2007-2016
- El Salvador: number of homicides 2018, by department
- Mexico: number of homicides 2018, by month
- Mexico: homicides by presidential term 1990-2021
- Mexico: number of homicides 2000-2020
- Mexico: mayors, ex-mayors & mayor candidates killed 2005-2020
- Grenada: number of homicides 2010-2020
- Number of solved homicides in Canada 2021, by accused-victim relationship
- Brazil: number of homicides among youth 2006-2019
- Mexico: homicide rate 2021, by city
- Cuba: homicide rate 2007-2016
- Saint Vincent & Grenadines: homicide rate 2000-2016
- Grenada: homicide rate 2010-2020
Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal. (March 7, 2022). Number of homicides in selected cities in Brazil in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/984537/number-homicides-brazilian-cities/
Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal. "Number of homicides in selected cities in Brazil in 2021." Chart. March 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984537/number-homicides-brazilian-cities/
Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal. (2022). Number of homicides in selected cities in Brazil in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984537/number-homicides-brazilian-cities/
Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal. "Number of Homicides in Selected Cities in Brazil in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984537/number-homicides-brazilian-cities/
Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal, Number of homicides in selected cities in Brazil in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984537/number-homicides-brazilian-cities/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Number of homicides in selected cities in Brazil in 2021 [Graph], Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal, March 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/984537/number-homicides-brazilian-cities/