Brazil: civilians killed by the police in Rio de Janeiro 2003-2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 5, 2024
The number of civilians killed as a result of police intervention in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has more than quadrupled between 2013 and 2019. In the latter year, more than 1,800 people were killed in circumstances related to police operations in the state of Rio de Janeiro, up from 1,500 deaths a year earlier. In 2023, more than 870 deaths by state agents were reported.

Number of deaths caused by police intervention in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 2003 to 2024

CharacteristicNumber of deaths
2024* 152
2023 871
2022 1,330
2021 1,356
2020 1,245
2019 1,814
2018 1,534
2017 1,127
2016 925
2015 645
2014 584
2013 416
2012 419
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May 2024

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2003 to 2024

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