Crime in Brazil

Brazil has one of the highest crime rates in the world, which involves an elevated incidence of violent and non-violent crimes.^[1] According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Brazil had a homicide rate of 21.26 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2021,^[2] up from 20.89 per 100,000 inhabitants with 43,073 murders in 2019; however, this was lower than in 2017, when Brazil had a homicide rate of 30.59 per 100,000 inhabitants.^[3]

In 2024, Brazil recorded 38,772 homicides. This represents a decrease from the 40,768 homicides reported in 2023. This decline continues a trend that began in 2020, with a 16% reduction in homicides since then. The homicide rate in Brazil for 2024 was 17.9 per 100,000 inhabitants, the lowest in over a decade.^[4]

^ "Brazil-Crime". Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
^ "Dp-intentional-homicide-victims | dataUNODC".
^ "DATAUNODC". Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ "Number of violent deaths in Brazil falls 5% in 2024". 10 February 2025.

[1] "Brazil-Crime". Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2014.

[2] "Dp-intentional-homicide-victims | dataUNODC".

[3] "DATAUNODC". Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[4] "Number of violent deaths in Brazil falls 5% in 2024". 10 February 2025.

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