Overview
- Officials reported 508 life sentences in 2025, with the Supreme Court’s criminal chambers issuing more than 1,100 convictions carrying penalties from 25 years to life.
- Courts recorded 13,350 convictions for violence against women and family members, including 11,194 for crimes against life, body and health.
- By December, 32,280 cases had entered the system and 29,876 were resolved, reflecting a 92.5% response rate according to the judiciary.
- The CNJEFD approved nine new model flagrancia units for 2026—on top of 38 already operating—covering Lima Centro, Lima Sur, Callao, Puente Piedra–Ventanilla, San Martín, Puno, Amazonas, Madre de Dios and Loreto.
- Loreto’s pilot unit, launched in September 2025, processed 448 detainees by year-end, with 207 cases concluded through plea agreements and other expedited mechanisms.