Murders drop in the first nine months of the year in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil had a 4.7% drop in murders in the first nine months of this year compared to the same period in 2020. The national homicide index created by G1 shows, based on official data from the 26 states and the Federal District.

Nevertheless, according to experts, a reversal in the curve in the last two months lights up a warning. Both in August and September, the number of crimes was higher than the previous year. And, with this, more than 1/3 of the states will register an increase in murders in 2021.

From January to September this year, 30,954 violent deaths were registered, against 32,471 in the same months of 2020. That is, 1,517 fewer. The number includes victims of murders (including femicides), robberies, and bodily injury followed by death.

Last year, the country saw an increase in murders after two consecutive years of decline.

The data point out that:

• There were 30,954 murders in the first nine months of this year, 1,517 fewer deaths than in the same period in 2020
• Ten states registered an increase in the number of deaths
• Acre had the most significant drop: -29.7%
• Amazonas registered the most significant increase in crimes: 38.6%.
• The survey, which compiles data month by month, is part of the Violence Monitor, a partnership between g1, the Center for the Study of Violence at the University of São Paulo (NEV-USP), and the Brazilian Public Safety Forum.

With information from G1