In 2024, there were approximately 10.6 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in the country. In the past six years, the lowest rate in Uruguay was reported in 2014, with a number of 7.5 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants.
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Homicide rate in Uruguay from 2014 to 2024
(in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)
Characteristic
Homicides per 100,000 inhabitants
2024
10.6
2023
10.7
2022
10.8
2021
8.5
2020
9.3
2019
9.8
2018
11.2
2017
8.1
2016
7.6
2015
7.9
2014
7.5
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InSight Crime. (February 26, 2025). Homicide rate in Uruguay from 2014 to 2024 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/984832/homicide-rate-uruguay/
InSight Crime. "Homicide rate in Uruguay from 2014 to 2024 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. February 26, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984832/homicide-rate-uruguay/
InSight Crime. (2025). Homicide rate in Uruguay from 2014 to 2024 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984832/homicide-rate-uruguay/
InSight Crime. "Homicide Rate in Uruguay from 2014 to 2024 (in Number of Homicides per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984832/homicide-rate-uruguay/
InSight Crime, Homicide rate in Uruguay from 2014 to 2024 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984832/homicide-rate-uruguay/ (last visited July 05, 2025)
Homicide rate in Uruguay from 2014 to 2024 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph], InSight Crime, February 26, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/984832/homicide-rate-uruguay/
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