During 2022, among the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Ecuador ranked in the upper table on the number of homicides. As of the first half of 2024, over 3,000 homicides were recorded and around 85 percent of cases used a firearm as the murder weapon.
Distribution of victims of homicide in Ecuador from January to June 2024, by type of weapon used
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Datos Abiertos (Ecuador). (August 1, 2024). Distribution of victims of homicide in Ecuador from January to June 2024, by type of weapon used [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484516/number-of-homicides-in-ecuador-weapon/
Datos Abiertos (Ecuador). "Distribution of victims of homicide in Ecuador from January to June 2024, by type of weapon used." Chart. August 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484516/number-of-homicides-in-ecuador-weapon/
Datos Abiertos (Ecuador). (2024). Distribution of victims of homicide in Ecuador from January to June 2024, by type of weapon used. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484516/number-of-homicides-in-ecuador-weapon/
Datos Abiertos (Ecuador). "Distribution of Victims of Homicide in Ecuador from January to June 2024, by Type of Weapon Used." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484516/number-of-homicides-in-ecuador-weapon/
Datos Abiertos (Ecuador), Distribution of victims of homicide in Ecuador from January to June 2024, by type of weapon used Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484516/number-of-homicides-in-ecuador-weapon/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Distribution of victims of homicide in Ecuador from January to June 2024, by type of weapon used [Graph], Datos Abiertos (Ecuador), August 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484516/number-of-homicides-in-ecuador-weapon/