According to the source, 235 trans and gender-diverse people were reported murdered in Latin America and the Caribbean between October 2022 and September 2023. As of September 2018, a total of 219 murders had been reported in the region. Between 2011 and 2020, the number of murders stood above 200 every year.
Number of reported murders of trans and gender-diverse people in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2008 to 2023
International Trans Day of Remembrance takes place every year on November 20, as a day to remember those who have lost their lives as a result of transphobia and raise awareness on hate crimes against trans and gender-diverse people.
*Data for 2021 only includes up until September 30.
**Data for 2022 includes from October 2021 to September 2022.
**Data for 2023 includes from October 2022 to September 2023.
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TGEU. (November 8, 2023). Number of reported murders of trans and gender-diverse people in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2008 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/944507/number-murders-trans-gender-diverse-latin-america/
TGEU. "Number of reported murders of trans and gender-diverse people in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2008 to 2023." Chart. November 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944507/number-murders-trans-gender-diverse-latin-america/
TGEU. (2023). Number of reported murders of trans and gender-diverse people in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2008 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/944507/number-murders-trans-gender-diverse-latin-america/
TGEU. "Number of Reported Murders of Trans and Gender-diverse People in Latin America and The Caribbean from 2008 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944507/number-murders-trans-gender-diverse-latin-america/
TGEU, Number of reported murders of trans and gender-diverse people in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2008 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/944507/number-murders-trans-gender-diverse-latin-america/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Number of reported murders of trans and gender-diverse people in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2008 to 2023 [Graph], TGEU, November 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/944507/number-murders-trans-gender-diverse-latin-america/
