In 2024, six of the eight Brazilian cities with the highest homicide rates were in the Northeast. Feira da Santana led the ranking of the most violent city in Brazil, with a murder rate of 55.63 per 100,000 inhabitants. It was followed followed by Recife, with a homicide rate of more than 41 per 100,000 inhabitants. In Latin America and the Caribbean, Feira da Santana was the 22nd most deadly city.
Cities with the highest homicide rates in Brazil in 2024
(in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)
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Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal. (February 19, 2025). Cities with the highest homicide rates in Brazil in 2024 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/984446/homicide-rates-brazil-by-city/
Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal. "Cities with the highest homicide rates in Brazil in 2024 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. February 19, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984446/homicide-rates-brazil-by-city/
Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal. (2025). Cities with the highest homicide rates in Brazil in 2024 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984446/homicide-rates-brazil-by-city/
Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal. "Cities with The Highest Homicide Rates in Brazil in 2024 (in Number of Homicides per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984446/homicide-rates-brazil-by-city/
Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal, Cities with the highest homicide rates in Brazil in 2024 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984446/homicide-rates-brazil-by-city/ (last visited June 06, 2025)
Cities with the highest homicide rates in Brazil in 2024 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph], Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal, February 19, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/984446/homicide-rates-brazil-by-city/
