In 2023, there were 375 homicides in the Colombian city of Medellín. This was the second lowest figure recorded in this urban hub since 1980. Medellín suffered a wave of violence in the late 1980s and 1990s, with a peak of nearly 7,000 homicides in 1991.
Number of homicides in Medellín, Colombia from 1980 to 2023
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Alcaldía de Medellín, & El Colombiano. (May 3, 2024). Number of homicides in Medellín, Colombia from 1980 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167842/number-homicides-medellin-colombia/
Alcaldía de Medellín, und El Colombiano. "Number of homicides in Medellín, Colombia from 1980 to 2023." Chart. May 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167842/number-homicides-medellin-colombia/
Alcaldía de Medellín, El Colombiano. (2024). Number of homicides in Medellín, Colombia from 1980 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167842/number-homicides-medellin-colombia/
Alcaldía de Medellín, and El Colombiano. "Number of Homicides in Medellín, Colombia from 1980 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167842/number-homicides-medellin-colombia/
Alcaldía de Medellín & El Colombiano, Number of homicides in Medellín, Colombia from 1980 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167842/number-homicides-medellin-colombia/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Number of homicides in Medellín, Colombia from 1980 to 2023 [Graph], Alcaldía de Medellín, & El Colombiano, May 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167842/number-homicides-medellin-colombia/