During 2022, among the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Ecuador ranked in the upper table on the number of homicides. In 2024, over 7,000 homicides were recorded and around 85 percent of cases used a firearm as the murder weapon.
Distribution of victims of homicide in Ecuador in 2024, by type of weapon used
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Datos Abiertos (Ecuador). (February 21, 2025). Distribution of victims of homicide in Ecuador in 2024, by type of weapon used [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484516/number-of-homicides-in-ecuador-weapon/
Datos Abiertos (Ecuador). "Distribution of victims of homicide in Ecuador in 2024, by type of weapon used." Chart. February 21, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484516/number-of-homicides-in-ecuador-weapon/
Datos Abiertos (Ecuador). (2025). Distribution of victims of homicide in Ecuador in 2024, by type of weapon used. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484516/number-of-homicides-in-ecuador-weapon/
Datos Abiertos (Ecuador). "Distribution of Victims of Homicide in Ecuador in 2024, by Type of Weapon Used." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484516/number-of-homicides-in-ecuador-weapon/
Datos Abiertos (Ecuador), Distribution of victims of homicide in Ecuador in 2024, by type of weapon used Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484516/number-of-homicides-in-ecuador-weapon/ (last visited May 05, 2025)
Distribution of victims of homicide in Ecuador in 2024, by type of weapon used [Graph], Datos Abiertos (Ecuador), February 21, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484516/number-of-homicides-in-ecuador-weapon/
