 | Parts of this article (those related to the recent spike in crime) need to be updated. (October 2024) |
| Peru | |
|---|---|
| Crime rates* (2017) | |
| Violent crimes | |
| Homicide | 7.8* |
| Property crimes | |
| Motor vehicle theft | 18,106 |
Notes *Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population. Source: INEI Statistical Yearbook of Crime and Citizen Security 2011–2017 | |
Crime in Peru has steadily decreased since the 2010s and into the 2020s.[1] Peru's main indicators of crime are the homicide rate and the victimization rate; the victimization rate dropped from forty percent in 2011 to under twenty five percent in 2020.[1]
- ^ a b "Candidatos presidenciales dieron datos falsos sobre la pandemia y otros temas políticos en tercer debate del JNE". Ojo Público (in Spanish). 1 April 2021. Archived from the original on 1 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.