Argentina: crime and justice

What is Argentina's murder rate?

Argentina recorded 3.6 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2025, according to the Ministry of National Security's crime statistics. That was 7.3% lower than in 2024.

The figure comes from the National Criminal Information System (SNIC), which compiles crimes reported to police forces across the country. The World Bank's UNODC-based series gives 4.5 for 2023; the two sources use different methods and population estimates, so they are best compared within the same series.

Official sources: Ministry of National Security: crime statistics · World Bank: intentional homicides, Argentina

Are murders falling in Argentina?

Argentina's intentional homicide rate in 2025 was 18.5% lower than in 2023 and 14.8% lower than in 2022, according to the Ministry of National Security's crime statistics. The 2025 rate was 3.6 per 100,000 people.

The ministry's dashboard also gives figures by province and for other offences, such as robbery, theft, threats and sexual offences. Recorded crime depends on what is reported to police, so changes in reporting can affect the numbers; homicide is less affected because deaths are usually recorded.

Official sources: Ministry of National Security: crime statistics

How does Argentina score on control of corruption?

Argentina scored −0.39 on the World Bank's control of corruption estimate for 2025, on a scale running from about −2.5 to +2.5, compared with −0.33 in 2024 and −0.34 in 2023.

The estimate is part of the Worldwide Governance Indicators, which combine surveys of businesses, households and experts on how corruption is perceived. It measures perceptions rather than prosecuted cases, and the margins of error mean small changes from year to year may not be meaningful.

Official sources: World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators, control of corruption, Argentina

How does Argentina score on the rule of law?

Argentina scored −0.10 on the World Bank's rule of law estimate for 2025, on a scale running from about −2.5 to +2.5, up from −0.26 in 2024 and −0.27 in 2023.

The estimate, part of the Worldwide Governance Indicators, reflects perceptions of contract enforcement, property rights, the police and the courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. It combines many sources with margins of error, so it gives a broad indication rather than a precise measurement.

Official sources: World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators, rule of law, Argentina

How many people are in prison in Argentina?

No official prison figures could be read for this page. Argentina's prison statistics are published by the Ministry of Justice in the National System of Statistics on the Execution of Sentences (SNEEP), whose figures are shown in an interactive table that could not be read automatically when checked on 14 October 2026. The latest year listed is 2024.

SNEEP counts people held in prison units of the federal and provincial prison services, by jurisdiction. Totals depend on which places of detention are included, so they are best compared within the same series.

Official sources: Ministry of Justice: SNEEP prison statistics

What is the murder rate in Argentina?

4.5 per 100,000: that is the intentional homicide rate in Argentina for 2023, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. Since 2005 it has ranged from 4.3 per 100,000 (2022) to 7.5 per 100,000 (2014). Latin America & Caribbean median: 19.1 per 100,000; Argentina is 24th highest of 25. World rank, highest first: 28th of 79.

How many women are murdered in Argentina?

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime puts the homicide rate for women in Argentina at 1.6 per 100,000 in 2023. Since 2015 it has ranged from 1.3 per 100,000 (2021) to 1.8 per 100,000 (2017). Latin America & Caribbean median: 3.4 per 100,000; Argentina is 23rd highest of 25. Of 78 countries with 2023 data, 32nd highest.

How many men are killed in Argentina?

According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, the homicide rate for men in Argentina was 7.5 per 100,000 in 2023. Its high point since 2015 was 2015, at 11.4 per 100,000; its low point was 2022, at 7.2 per 100,000. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 33.1 per 100,000, and Argentina placed 24th highest of 25. Worldwide: 30th of 78.