The number of femicides — murders committed against women because of their gender — in Brazil slightly increased in 2023, in comparison to the previous year. Throughout 2023, 1,467 femicides were registered in Brazil, up from 1,455 recorded one year before. That year, the Brazilian state with the highest number of femicides was São Paulo.
Femicide or feminicide is a term used to define the killing of a woman or girl on account of their gender.
Various sources include Secretarias Estaduais de Segurança Pública e/ou Defesa Social, Observatório de Análise Criminal, Coordenadoria de Informações Estatísticas e Análises Criminais, Monitor da Violência, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), and Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública (FBSP).
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FBSP. (July 10, 2024). Number of femicides in Brazil in 2018 and 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102023/number-women-victims-homicide-brazil-type/
FBSP. "Number of femicides in Brazil in 2018 and 2023." Chart. July 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102023/number-women-victims-homicide-brazil-type/
FBSP. (2024). Number of femicides in Brazil in 2018 and 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102023/number-women-victims-homicide-brazil-type/
FBSP. "Number of Femicides in Brazil in 2018 and 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102023/number-women-victims-homicide-brazil-type/
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Number of femicides in Brazil in 2018 and 2023 [Graph], FBSP, July 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102023/number-women-victims-homicide-brazil-type/
