Latin America and the Caribbean with the highest number of homicides.
In 2023, Salvador was the selected metropolis with the largest number of homicides in Brazil. That year, there were 1,620 homicides registered in the Brazilian city of Recife, ranking second in the list of selected cities. Salvador was the fourth city in Number of homicides in selected cities in Brazil in 2023
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$199 USD / Month *
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Other statistics that may interest you Statistics on
About the industry
10
- Basic Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: homicides number 2022, by city
- Premium Statistic Venezuela: number of homicides 2020, by selected city
- Premium Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: homicide rates 2022, by city
- Premium Statistic Mexico: homicide rate 2022, by city
- Premium Statistic Brazil: homicide rate 2023, by city
- Basic Statistic Paraguay: homicide rate 2014-2023
- Basic Statistic Bolivia: homicide rate 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Venezuela: homicide rate 2020, by city
- Basic Statistic Cuba: homicide rate 2007-2019
- Basic Statistic Jamaica: homicide rate 2014-2022
About the region
10
- Premium Statistic Brazil: number of violent deaths of LGBT people 2007-2022
- Premium Statistic Brazil: number of violent deaths of LGBT+ people 2022, by weapon used
- Premium Statistic Brazil: number of violent deaths of LGBT+ people 2022, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Brazil: violent deaths of LGBT+ people 2022, by orientation
- Premium Statistic Brazil: violent deaths of LGBT people in 2017, by region
- Basic Statistic Brazil: civilians killed by the police in Rio de Janeiro 2003-2023
- Basic Statistic Brazil: police intervention death rate in Rio 2003-2022
- Basic Statistic Brazil: number of violent deaths of LGBT+ people 2022, by type
- Basic Statistic Brazil: share of violent deaths of LGBT+ people 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Brazil: number of rape cases 2022, by state
Selected statistics
1
Other regions
10
- Basic Statistic Costa Rica: homicide rate 2014-2023
- Basic Statistic Trinidad and Tobago: homicide rate 2018-2022
- Basic Statistic Guatemala: homicide rate 2014-2023
- Basic Statistic Chile: homicide rate 2014-2023
- Basic Statistic Argentina: homicide rate 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Mexico: number of murders in 2022, by state
- Basic Statistic Dominican Republic: homicide rate 2014-2023
- Basic Statistic Puerto Rico: homicide rate 2014-2023
- Basic Statistic Ecuador: homicide rate 2014-2023
- Basic Statistic Caribbean: murder rate 2022, by select cities
Related statistics
9
- Basic Statistic Venezuela: homicide rate 2014-2023
- Basic Statistic Honduras: homicide rate 2014-2023
- Basic Statistic Colombia: homicide rate 2014-2023
- Basic Statistic Uruguay: homicide rate 2014-2023
- Basic Statistic Caribbean: number of murder victims 2019, by select cities
- Premium Statistic Mexico: Organized-crime-style homicides in 2018, by state
- Basic Statistic Belize: homicide rate 2018-2023
- Basic Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: homicide rate 2023, by country
- Basic Statistic Panama: homicide rate 2014-2023
Further related statistics
6
- U.S. students who experienced teen dating violence 2021, by sex
- U.S. students who were injured with a weapon at school 2019
- U.S. students who were in a physical fight, by gender and ethnicity
- U.S. students carrying a weapon on school property in 2017, by gender and ethnicity
- Number of arrests in the U.S. for federal property offenses 2014, by type
- U.S. capital punishment - average time elapsed since sentencing
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- U.S. students who experienced teen dating violence 2021, by sex
- U.S. students who were injured with a weapon at school 2019
- U.S. students who were in a physical fight, by gender and ethnicity
- U.S. students carrying a weapon on school property in 2017, by gender and ethnicity
- Number of arrests in the U.S. for federal property offenses 2014, by type
- U.S. capital punishment - average time elapsed since sentencing
Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal. (February 21, 2024). Number of homicides in selected cities in Brazil in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, 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 2023." Chart. February 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984537/number-homicides-brazilian-cities/
Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal. (2024). Number of homicides in selected cities in Brazil in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. 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 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2024, 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 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984537/number-homicides-brazilian-cities/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Number of homicides in selected cities in Brazil in 2023 [Graph], Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal, February 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/984537/number-homicides-brazilian-cities/