In 2022, there were approximately 11.2 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in the country, up from a homicide rate of 8.5 a year earlier. In the past six years, the lowest rate in Uruguay was reported in 2014, with a number of 7.5 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants.
Homicide rate in Uruguay from 2014 to 2022 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)
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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
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- Basic Statistic Venezuela: homicide rate 2014-2022
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InSight Crime. (February 8, 2023). Homicide rate in Uruguay from 2014 to 2022 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/984832/homicide-rate-uruguay/
InSight Crime. "Homicide rate in Uruguay from 2014 to 2022 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. February 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984832/homicide-rate-uruguay/
InSight Crime. (2023). Homicide rate in Uruguay from 2014 to 2022 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984832/homicide-rate-uruguay/
InSight Crime. "Homicide Rate in Uruguay from 2014 to 2022 (in Number of Homicides per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984832/homicide-rate-uruguay/
InSight Crime, Homicide rate in Uruguay from 2014 to 2022 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984832/homicide-rate-uruguay/ (last visited March 20, 2023)
Homicide rate in Uruguay from 2014 to 2022 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph], InSight Crime, February 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/984832/homicide-rate-uruguay/