Crime and violence in El Salvador

Statistics report about crime and violence in El Salvador

Crime and violence in El Salvador

This report presents the most key statistics about crime and violence in El Salvador. It includes the most common crimes reported in the Latin American country as well as data on the economic impact of violence in the region. Afterwards, the report analyzes homicides, femicides, and gender-based crimes. Finally, the last chapter concludes with the public perception of criminality in El Salvador.

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Latin American context

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  • Basic Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: homicide rate 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: homicide rates 2023, by city
  • Basic Statistic Latin America: femicide rate 2022, by country
  • Basic Statistic Latin America: number of femicide victims 2022, by country
  • Basic Statistic Latin America & the Caribbean: corruption perception index in 2023, by country
  • Basic Statistic Countries with the largest prison occupancy rate in LAC 2024
  • Premium Statistic Prison population rates in Latin America & the Caribbean 2024, by country

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Victimization rate in El Salvador 1996-2020
  • Premium Statistic Victimization rate by gender in El Salvador 1996-2020
  • Basic Statistic Most frequent crimes in El Salvador by type 2024
  • Premium Statistic El Salvador: number of burglaries 2010-2020
  • Basic Statistic El Salvador: number of thefts 2010-2020
  • Premium Statistic El Salvador: number of fraud cases 2017-2020
  • Premium Statistic Value of cocaine seizures in El Salvador 2023

Homicides and femicides

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  • Premium Statistic El Salvador: number of homicides 2016-2023
  • Basic Statistic El Salvador: homicide rate 2014-2023
  • Basic Statistic Feminicide rate per 100,000 women in El Salvador 2014-2022
  • Basic Statistic Femicide in El Salvador 2022, by age group of the victim
  • Basic Statistic Femicide in El Salvador 2022, by month
  • Basic Statistic Femicide in El Salvador 2022, by weapon used
  • Basic Statistic Femicide in El Salvador 2022, by relationship with the perpetrator

Gender based crimes

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  • Premium Statistic Most frequent gender-based crimes in El Salvador by type 2024
  • Premium Statistic Reported cases of sexual violence against women in El Salvador 2019-2022
  • Basic Statistic Sexual offenses in El Salvador 2022, by crime site
  • Basic Statistic Domestic violence in El Salvador 2022, by age group of the victim
  • Basic Statistic Reported cases of workplace violence against women in El Salvador 2019-2022
  • Basic Statistic Women trafficked in El Salvador 2022, by age group of the victim

Corruption

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  • Basic Statistic El Salvador: corruption perception index 2012-2023
  • Basic Statistic Estimated corruption control score in El Salvador 1998-2022
  • Basic Statistic Money laundering and terrorist financing risk in El Salvador 2015-2021

Public perception

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  • Basic Statistic Public opinion on El Salvador's security perception 2023
  • Basic Statistic Public opinion on El Salvador´s safeness 2023
  • Basic Statistic Public perception of police abuse in El Salvador 2023

Cost of crime in Central America

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  • Basic Statistic Economic cost of violence in Central America in 2023, by country
  • Basic Statistic GDP share of economic violence cost in Central America in 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Violence cost per capita in Central America in 2023, by country
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