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InSight Crime's 2021 Homicide Round-Up

InSight Crime

1 February 2022

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Guyana: 15.2 per 100,000
Despite its small population, Guyana has maintained a fairly high homicide rate, reaching an estimated 20 per 100,000 in 2020. This appears to have dropped in 2021, with the country's deputy police commissioner, Wendell Blanhum, reporting 119 murders from January to mid-November, a nearly 25 percent decrease from the 157 for the same period in 2020. Guyana's projected homicide rate in 2021 stands at 15.2 per 100,000 residents.

Guyanese authorities reported several problematic areas in curbing violence, including a shortage of police investigators.

A number of security flashpoints also came into focus in 2021, including an increase in illegal mining and a dramatic increase in gender-based violence.

ID: N870

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