The homicide rate registered in Brazil impacts ethnicities very differently. Whereas the number of homicides per 100,000 black or brown people increased by 33 percent between 2006 and 2017, the homicide rate of non-black or brown individuals declined by nearly 19 percent in the same period. In 2022, the homicide rate for the black ethnic group decreased compared to the previous year.
Homicide rate in Brazil from 2006 to 2022, by ethnicity
(in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)
Excluding homicides in which ethnicity or skin color was not informed
Supplementary notes
The source notes that the notable descend of homicides registered in 2019 may be due to a deterioration in data quality, as reflected by the disproportionate increase in the number of violent deaths by an undetermined manner. Therefore, the source estimates that there could be around 5.338 more homicides than officially recorded in 2019.
Figures prior to 2012 were retrieved from earlier releases.
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Ipea. (June 18, 2024). Homicide rate in Brazil from 2006 to 2022, by ethnicity (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/867757/homicide-rate-brazil-ethnicity/
Ipea. "Homicide rate in Brazil from 2006 to 2022, by ethnicity (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. June 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867757/homicide-rate-brazil-ethnicity/
Ipea. (2024). Homicide rate in Brazil from 2006 to 2022, by ethnicity (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867757/homicide-rate-brazil-ethnicity/
Ipea. "Homicide Rate in Brazil from 2006 to 2022, by Ethnicity (in Number of Homicides per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867757/homicide-rate-brazil-ethnicity/
Ipea, Homicide rate in Brazil from 2006 to 2022, by ethnicity (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867757/homicide-rate-brazil-ethnicity/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
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