Brazil recorded a 6.33% reduction in the registers of the murders in 2024, compared to the previous year; The average was 97 murders per day
In 2024, Brazil recorded 35,365 victims of intentional murders, one Average of 97 murders per dayAccording to the data of the 2025 public security map, published on Wednesday 11 by the Ministry of Justice. The numbers are expressive, but represent a 6.33% reduction (2,389 in less victims) compared to the previous year. This reduction in the number of murders has been identified in 23 units of the Federation. Therefore, In four states, there has been an increase in deaths.
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States with the highest percentage increases in the victims of intentional murder are:
- Maranhão – increase of 11.47%;
- Ceará – increase of 9.85%;
- Minas Gerais – increase of 7.38%;
- Paraíba – increase of 2.14%.
On the other hand, the major percentage reductions in the victims between 2023 and 2024 have occurred: 2024:
- TocantinS – Reduction of 35.76%;
- Amapá – reduction of 28.71%;
- Roraima – reduction of 24.82%;
- Rio Grande do Norte – reduction of 22.15%;
- Sergipe – reduction of 18.39%.
The country reached the largest number of historical series in 2021, with 42,034 murders. Since then, year after year, the falls have been recorded in the index, even if sometimes more moderately.
“This autumn reiterates that public policies are on the way to guarantee greater security for the population. We have also obtained important reductions in heritage crimes, as well as the decrease in lethal violence for the intervention by state agents “, said the Minister of Justice and Public Security of Ricardo Lewandowski in the official disclosure of the data.
Where more murders were recorded
Considering the number of victims in 2024, in absolute numbers, the cities in which the most intentional murders were recorded were recorded:
- Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – 1,053;
- Salvador (Ba) – 864;
- Fortaleza (CE) – 801;
- Manaus (AM) – 666;
- Recife (PE) – 583.
When analyzing for regions of Brazil, about 45.8% of the murders occurred in North -estRegion that concentrates 16,022 victims, despite having a 2.81% reduction compared to the previous year.
So the south -est appears, with 9,274 victims; the North, with 4,249 victims; the South, with 3,451 victims; And finally, the Midwest, with 2,369 cases of intentional murder.
Source: Terra
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