In 2022, there were approximately 4.6 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in the country, an increase compared to the year earlier. The homicide rate in Chile has been varying between 2.6 and 4.6 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants since 2014. The South American country had one of the lowest homicide rate in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Homicide rate in Chile from 2014 to 2023
(in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)
Characteristic
Homicides per 100,000 inhabitants
2023
4.5
2022
4.6
2021
3.6
2020
3.7
2019
2.6
2018
2.7
2017
3.3
2016
2.7
2015
2.9
2014
3
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InSight Crime. (February 24, 2024). Homicide rate in Chile from 2014 to 2023 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/984913/homicide-rate-chile/
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InSight Crime. (2024). Homicide rate in Chile from 2014 to 2023 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984913/homicide-rate-chile/
InSight Crime. "Homicide Rate in Chile from 2014 to 2023 (in Number of Homicides per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984913/homicide-rate-chile/
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