In 2022, the number of civilians killed by the police in Brazil increased approximately by 4.8 percent compared to the previous year. In 2022, 6,430 people were killed in the South American country. That year, Bahia was the Brazilian state with the highest number of killings reported.
Number of people killed by police officers in Brazil in 2015 to 2022
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Various sources refers to the Public Safety offices (Secretarias de Segurança Pública) of each state, which provided the data.
Figures do not include the state of Goiás, which does not disclose the numbers.
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G1 (Brazil). (July 20, 2023). Number of people killed by police officers in Brazil in 2015 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181640/number-deaths-police-intervention-brazil/
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G1 (Brazil). (2023). Number of people killed by police officers in Brazil in 2015 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181640/number-deaths-police-intervention-brazil/
G1 (Brazil). "Number of People Killed by Police Officers in Brazil in 2015 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181640/number-deaths-police-intervention-brazil/
G1 (Brazil), Number of people killed by police officers in Brazil in 2015 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181640/number-deaths-police-intervention-brazil/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of people killed by police officers in Brazil in 2015 to 2022 [Graph], G1 (Brazil), July 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181640/number-deaths-police-intervention-brazil/