In 2023, there were approximately 44.5 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in the country, almost double from the homicide rate of 25.9 reported the previous year. Between 2014 and 2018, the homicide rate in Ecuador decreases steadily with the exception of 2017. However, the 2022 homicide rate was the highest this South American country has seen at least since 2014.
Homicide rate in Ecuador from 2014 to 2023
(in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)
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InSight Crime. (February 8, 2024). Homicide rate in Ecuador from 2014 to 2023 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/984868/homicide-rate-ecuador/
InSight Crime. "Homicide rate in Ecuador from 2014 to 2023 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. February 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984868/homicide-rate-ecuador/
InSight Crime. (2024). Homicide rate in Ecuador from 2014 to 2023 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984868/homicide-rate-ecuador/
InSight Crime. "Homicide Rate in Ecuador from 2014 to 2023 (in Number of Homicides per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984868/homicide-rate-ecuador/
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Homicide rate in Ecuador from 2014 to 2023 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph], InSight Crime, February 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/984868/homicide-rate-ecuador/