Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Peru

Number of intentional homicides in Peru in 2021 — 2,853 people. Ranked 102 in the world out of 115. Since 2011, the indicator has risen by 76.4%.

2021 2,853 people +49.92% vs 2020
World rank 102of 115
Period maximum 2,853 people2021
Period minimum 1,617 people2011

Trend over time

2011–2021 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Peru, 2011–20211,5002,0002,5003,000201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212011: 1,617 people2012: 1,968 people2013: 2,013 people2014: 2,076 people2015: 2,247 people2016: 2,435 people2017: 2,487 people2018: 2,452 people2019: 2,385 people2020: 1,903 people2021: 2,853 people
Change over the period: +1,236 (+76.44%) Average annual rate: 5.84 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Peru

Peru 2,853 people
World 439,488 people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 123,219 people
South America computed 71,270 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 136,911 people
Number of intentional homicides — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2021 2,853 +950 +49.92%
2020 1,903 −482 −20.21%
2019 2,385 −67 −2.73%
2018 2,452 −35 −1.41%
2017 2,487 +52 +2.14%
2016 2,435 +188 +8.37%
2015 2,247 +171 +8.24%
2014 2,076 +63 +3.13%
2013 2,013 +45 +2.29%
2012 1,968 +351 +21.71%
2011 1,617

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.