Crime in Peru

Peru
Crime rates* (2017)
Violent crimes
Homicide7.8*
Property crimes
Motor vehicle theft18,106
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]

  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.