In 2022, the homicide rate in Brazil reached 23.3 occurrences per 100,000 inhabitants. After registering the lowest number in the country since 2012 in 2021, the country recorded an increase of one percent compared to the previous year.
Homicide rate in Brazil from 2012 to 2022 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)
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FBSP. (July 21, 2023). Homicide rate in Brazil from 2012 to 2022 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/867725/homicide-rate-brazil/
FBSP. "Homicide rate in Brazil from 2012 to 2022 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. July 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867725/homicide-rate-brazil/
FBSP. (2023). Homicide rate in Brazil from 2012 to 2022 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867725/homicide-rate-brazil/
FBSP. "Homicide Rate in Brazil from 2012 to 2022 (in Number of Homicides per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867725/homicide-rate-brazil/
FBSP, Homicide rate in Brazil from 2012 to 2022 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867725/homicide-rate-brazil/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Homicide rate in Brazil from 2012 to 2022 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph], FBSP, July 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/867725/homicide-rate-brazil/