Honduras

Key data

• Homicides decreased by 12.8% in 2022 with regard to the previous year.
• In 2022, records show a homicide rate of 35.8 per 100,000 population, which is the lowest in the last decade.
• Homicides under investigation exhibit a 17% increase.
• 45% of homicides are associated with social conflict and other causes not attributable to organized crime.
• Male homicide decreased by 13% and female homicide by 10% in relation to the previous year.
• Female homicide women in private spaces exhibit a higher percentage (20%) compared to males (9%).
• 40% of homicide victims are between 18 and 30 years of age.
• The use of firearms in homicides reached 77.3% and 68.7% in males and females, respectively.
• 145 municipalities reduced the number of homicides. 34 municipalities maintained the same number of homicides. In 2022, records show 44 municipalities with zero homicides.
• 86 out of every 100 reported victims of sexual offenses are women (2021)
• Suicides of women decreased by 6%.
• Reports by females are primarily regarding sexual crime, domestic violence e intrafamily violence. At younger ages, more sexual crimes are reported; as age increases, domestic and intra-family violence accrue more complaints.

Source: Technical Working Group on Violent Deaths National Police, Public Ministry/Directorate of Forensic Medicine. National Registry of Persons. Citizen Coexistence and Security Observatories. National Statistics Institute. IUDPAS/UNAH. Technical Inter-Institutional Coordination Unit (UTECI)/Subsecretary for Police Affairs.