Homicides in Peru
Peru: Homicides was 1,149 deaths in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1,149 deaths
Change on year
down 18.2%
World rank
16th
of 113 countries
All-time high
1,404 deaths
in 2021
All-time low
347 deaths
in 1999
Years of data
28
1995–2022
Homicides in Peru, 1995–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1,149 deaths for homicides in 2022.
That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Peru peaked at 1,404 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 347 deaths, in 1999.
Peru ranks 16th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 625.4 deaths | 347 deaths | 796 deaths | 5 |
| 2000s | 418.1 deaths | 356 deaths | 492 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 681.6 deaths | 367 deaths | 1,109 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,101 deaths | 749 deaths | 1,404 deaths | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More social development data for Peru
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 6,788 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 7,885 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.667 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.763 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.777 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.667 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.448 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.506 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Peru?
- Homicides in Peru was 1,149 deaths in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1,404 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 347 deaths in 1999.
- How does Peru rank for homicides?
- Peru ranks 16th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of homicides.