In 2023, there were approximately 3.2 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in the country, less than half from the homicide rate of 8.3 reported in 2020 and the lowest rate recorded since the beginning of the mentioned period. The homicide rate in Peru increased significantly between 2013 and 2018, jumping from a rate of 6.6 to 9.1. Still, in selected Latin American and Caribbean countries, Peru ranked with one of the lowest homicide rates.

Metropolitan Lima was the district with the highest number of confirmed femicide victims in Peru in the 2024, accounting for about 59 cases. Huánuco, Ica, Cusco, and Áncash followed with more than 12 femicides each.

From 2010 to 2023, there were over 1,600 confirmed femicides in Peru. The deadliest year for women in terms of femicides in the past decade was 2023, with 258 victims. Lima is the Peruvian district with the largest number of femicide cases, and adult women are usually at more risk of being victims of femicide in Peru than other age groups.