In 2024, there were 910 shootings due to police operations or actions recorded in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although there has been a reduction of 90 shootings compared to the previous year, the number of shootings in which the police were involved represented 35 percent of the total of shootings registered. Murder and robbery (or attempt to) ranked as the second and third main contexts for shooting, with 288 and 242 respectively. In total, there were 2,532 shootings in the region that year.
Number of shootings in the state of Rio de Janeiro from 2019 to 2024, by reason
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Fogo Cruzado. (February 19, 2025). Number of shootings in the state of Rio de Janeiro from 2019 to 2024, by reason [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284314/number-shootings-rio-de-janeiro-by-context/
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