In 2023, there were approximately 3.2 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in the country, less than half from the homicide rate of 8.3 reported in 2020 and the lowest rate recorded since the beginning of the mentioned period. The homicide rate in Peru increased significantly between 2013 and 2018, jumping from a rate of 6.6 to 9.1. Still, in selected Latin American and Caribbean countries, Peru ranked with one of the lowest homicide rates.
Homicide rate in Peru from 2013 to 2023
(in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)
Characteristic
Homicides per 100,000 inhabitants
2023
3.2
2022
4.5
2021
3.9
2020
8.3
2019
8.5
2018*
9.1
2017
7.8
2016
7.7
2015
7.2
2014
6.7
2013
6.6
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InSight Crime. (February 24, 2024). Homicide rate in Peru from 2013 to 2023 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/984849/homicide-rate-peru/
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InSight Crime. (2024). Homicide rate in Peru from 2013 to 2023 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984849/homicide-rate-peru/
InSight Crime. "Homicide Rate in Peru from 2013 to 2023 (in Number of Homicides per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984849/homicide-rate-peru/
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