Rio de Janeiro Registers Spike in Violence in February 2017
Data shows increased homicide rates and record auto theft rates for the month, while decrease in arrests.
March 29, 2017Topic
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Rio Sees Disturbing Rise in Murders and Robberies
In 2016 so far, there have been one thousand additional murders and a shocking thirty thousand more robberies compared to...
December 1, 2016
New Report Shows Alarming Rise in Murder and Robbery in Rio
The just released Institute of Public Security (ISP) report shows alarming increases in Rio de Janeiro State’s homicides, 17.6 percent,...
November 2, 2016
Violent Deaths Increase in Rio’s UPP Areas in First Half of 2015
Pacifying police units have been installed in 38 communities in Rio de Janeiro and currently have almost 10,000 policemen.
November 17, 2015
Rio Reports Decrease in Violent Crimes, but Shootings Common
Less than twenty-four hours after report is released, intense shooting is registered at Rocinha, one of Latin America’s largest favela...
June 18, 2015
Crime Numbers Drop in Rio Communities With UPPs
Crime numbers have significantly dropped in communities with a Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) between 2008 and 2014 according to the...
May 12, 2015
Number of Murders in Rio for February is Lowest Since 1991
The murder rate in Rio de Janeiro state has fallen 55.74 percent since February 1991, the first year this data...
March 21, 2015
Fewer Murders, More Robberies in Rio de Janeiro in January
Data released by the Institute for Public Safety (ISP) on Monday, February 23rd showed that while less murders were committed...
February 24, 2015
New Report Shows Crime on the Rise in Rio
ISP reports there were 3,501 intentional homicides in Rio state between January and September 2013 – up 14.9 percent compared...
January 21, 2014