Paraguay: crime and justice

What is the homicide rate in Paraguay?

Paraguay recorded 6.8 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2023, down from 7.6 in 2022, according to UNODC data published by the World Bank.

The figures are compiled from national police and criminal justice sources and reported to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. A homicide rate is the number of victims divided by the population, so it can be compared between countries of different size. No current national crime statistics release could be read on the Ministry of the Interior's site, checked on 15 October 2026.

Official sources: World Bank/UNODC: intentional homicides per 100,000, Paraguay

Where are Paraguay's crime statistics published?

No official recorded-crime statistics for Paraguay could be read on the sites of the Ministry of the Interior (mdi.gov.py) and the National Police (policianacional.gov.py), checked on 15 October 2026. The Public Prosecutor's site (ministeriopublico.gov.py) could not be reached.

Paraguay's crime data come from police reports and from criminal cases opened by the Public Prosecutor's Office. International comparisons usually rely on homicide counts, which UNODC collects from national sources each year.

Official sources: Ministry of the Interior

What is the murder rate in Paraguay?

The latest figure from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, for 2023, is 6.8 per 100,000. No year since 2005 has been lower. Latin America & Caribbean median: 19.1 per 100,000; Paraguay is 21st highest of 25. World rank, highest first: 23rd of 79.

How many women are murdered in Paraguay?

2.1 per 100,000: that is the homicide rate for women in Paraguay for 2023, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. Its high point since 2007 was 2010, at 2.6 per 100,000; its low point was 2019, at 1.7 per 100,000. It is 19th highest of 25 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 3.4 per 100,000. Of 78 countries with 2023 data, 25th highest.

What is the male homicide rate in Paraguay?

In 2023, the homicide rate for men in Paraguay was 11.4 per 100,000, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. No year since 2007 has been lower. It is 21st highest of 25 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 33.1 per 100,000. Worldwide: 23rd of 78.