El Salvador - Homicide rate

82.8 (cases per 100,000 population) in 2016

Homicide rate of El Salvador plummeted by 21.43% from 105.4 cases per 100,000 population in 2015 to 82.8 cases per 100,000 population in 2016. Since the 55.27% surge in 2014, homicide rate shot up by 32.71% in 2016.

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“Intentional homicide” is defined as unlawful death purposefully inflicted on a person by another person