Homicides, by sex of the victim in Peru
Peru: Homicides, by sex of the victim was 665 homicides in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Peru, 2011–2021
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides.
Analysis
Peru recorded 665 homicides for homicides, by sex of the victim in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 85.2% on the previous year and up 140.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides, by sex of the victim in Peru peaked at 665 homicides in 2021 and was at its lowest, 277 homicides, in 2011.
Peru ranks 13th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Peru, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 277 homicides | — |
| 2012 | 314 homicides | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 309 homicides | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 342 homicides | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 400 homicides | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 500 homicides | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 511 homicides | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 531 homicides | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 473 homicides | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 359 homicides | -24.1% |
| 2021 | 665 homicides | +85.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 665 homicides is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68 homicides, 9.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Peru's 665 homicides is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55 homicides, 12.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 406.33 homicides | 277 homicides | 531 homicides | 9 |
| 2020s | 512 homicides | 359 homicides | 665 homicides | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides, by sex of the victim in Peru?
- Homicides, by sex of the victim in Peru was 665 homicides in 2021, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 665 homicides in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 277 homicides in 2011.
- How does Peru rank for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Peru ranks 13th out of 138 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides, by sex of the victim rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides, by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .