In 2023, there were a total of 541 homicides in Bolivia. This translated into a rate of 4.42 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in the country.
The number of people murdered in Bolivia amounted to 541 in 2023, up from 485 victims a year earlier. The highest figure was reported in 2017 with almost 750 homicides in Bolivia in one calendar year.
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Bolivia BO: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data was reported at 8.289 Ratio in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 8.006 Ratio for 2015. Bolivia BO: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data is updated yearly, averaging 8.289 Ratio from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2016, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.355 Ratio in 2008 and a record low of 8.006 Ratio in 2015. Bolivia BO: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bolivia – Table BO.World Bank: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides, male are estimates of unlawful male homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.; ; UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.; ;
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Bolivia BO: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data was reported at 4.305 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.501 Ratio for 2015. Bolivia BO: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data is updated yearly, averaging 4.305 Ratio from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2016, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.501 Ratio in 2015 and a record low of 2.866 Ratio in 2008. Bolivia BO: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bolivia – Table BO.World Bank: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides, female are estimates of unlawful female homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.; ; UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.; ;
In 2023, the percentage of the population aged over 18 who is very afraid of being a victim of crime in Bolivia was estimated at approximately 27 percent. Between 2007 and 2023, the figure dropped by around eight percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.
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Bolivia BO: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data was reported at 3.494 Ratio in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.494 Ratio for 2020. Bolivia BO: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 4.896 Ratio from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2021, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.532 Ratio in 2017 and a record low of 3.494 Ratio in 2021. Bolivia BO: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bolivia – Table BO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.;UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.;Weighted average;
33,8 (cases per 100,000 population) in 2012. “Rape” means sexual intercourse without valid consent. (UN-CTS M3.4)
8.039 (número) in 2018. 'Assault' means physical attack against the body of another person resulting in serious bodily injury; excluding indecent/sexual assault; threats and slapping/punching. 'Assault' leading to death should also be excluded. (UN-CTS M3.2)
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Bolivie: Robberies per 100,000 people: Pour cet indicateur, The UN office on drugs and crime fournit des données pour la Bolivie de 2005 à 2012. La valeur moyenne pour Bolivie pendant cette période était de 119 robberies per 100,000 people avec un minimum de 92 robberies per 100,000 people en 2006 et un maximum de 141 robberies per 100,000 people en 2012.
A study conducted in 2021 revealed that Bolivia was the country that most enabled financial secrecy in Latin America and the Caribbean. Based on a constructed index that analyzes ** indicators, Bolivia scored **** points, even higher than other well-known tax havens in the Caribbean, such as the Cayman Islands or the Bahamas. The higher the score, the more a jurisdiction's legal and financial system facilitates the hiding of private finances.
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In 2023, there were a total of 541 homicides in Bolivia. This translated into a rate of 4.42 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in the country.