Latin America: share of femicides by weapon used 2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 5, 2024

During 2023, firearms were the main modality of femicide used by perpetrators in Latin America. Around 42.69 percent of all cases recorded the use of this type of object, followed by bladed weapons with 28.34 percent.

Distribution of registered femicides in Latin America in 2023, by modality of crime

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March 2024

Region

LAC

Survey time period

2023

Supplementary notes

The data includes the following Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
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