Peru: crime and justice

What is the homicide rate in Peru?

Peru's intentional homicide rate was 8.6 per 100,000 people in 2021, up from 5.8 in 2020, according to the World Bank, using UN Office on Drugs and Crime data. That is the latest year in the series.

No more recent national homicide rate could be read from an official source on 15 October 2026. The Ministry of the Interior's own website could not be reached on that date.

Official sources: World Bank: Intentional homicides, Peru

Where are Peru's crime statistics published?

Peru's official crime statistics come from three sources: crimes reported to the National Police; INEI household surveys on citizen security, which ask people whether they were victims of a crime; and prison figures from the National Penitentiary Institute.

Victimisation surveys capture crimes that are not reported to the police, so they show more crime than police records. No current figure from these sources could be read on 15 October 2026.

Official sources: Policía Nacional del Perú · INPE

What is the homicide rate in Peru?

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime puts the intentional homicide rate in Peru at 8.6 per 100,000 in 2021. That is the highest since at least 2011. Latin America & Caribbean median: 15.5 per 100,000; Peru is 26th highest of 32. Of 109 countries with 2021 data, 31st highest.

How many women are killed in Peru?

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime puts the homicide rate for women in Peru at 4.0 per 100,000 in 2021. No year since 2011 has been higher. It is 13th highest of 29 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 3.2 per 100,000. Of 98 countries with 2021 data, 18th highest.

What is the male homicide rate in Peru?

13.1 per 100,000: that is the homicide rate for men in Peru for 2021, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2011. Latin America & Caribbean median: 25.4 per 100,000; Peru is 25th highest of 30. World rank, highest first: 28th of 97.

How many battle deaths has Peru had?

In 2020, battle-related deaths in Peru was 5, according to the Uppsala Conflict Data Program. In 2010 the figure was 28. Worldwide: 38th of 41.