Chile is the country with the lowest homicide rate in Latin America and the Caribbean. However, data shows that the number of people murdered in Chile increased significantly in 2022. In total, more than 1.3 thousand intentional homicides were registered in the Southern country that year.
Number of victims of intentional homicides in Chile from 2010 to 2022
Characteristic
Number of murders
2022
1,322
2021
906
2020
1,115
2019
924
2018
825
2017
779
2016
620
2015
419
2014
438
2013
556
2012
434
2011
636
2010
541
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UNODC. (April 8, 2024). Number of victims of intentional homicides in Chile from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/312523/number-of-homicides-in-chile/
UNODC. "Number of victims of intentional homicides in Chile from 2010 to 2022." Chart. April 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/312523/number-of-homicides-in-chile/
UNODC. (2024). Number of victims of intentional homicides in Chile from 2010 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/312523/number-of-homicides-in-chile/
UNODC. "Number of Victims of Intentional Homicides in Chile from 2010 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/312523/number-of-homicides-in-chile/
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Number of victims of intentional homicides in Chile from 2010 to 2022 [Graph], UNODC, April 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/312523/number-of-homicides-in-chile/
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