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Peru’s Daily Homicides Rise to 5.56 Under Jerí, Highest Since 2017

A SINADEF-based analysis by data expert Juan Carbajal places Jerí’s early-term average above his six predecessors.

Overview

  • Using official death-registration records, the analysis estimates 5.56 homicides per day during roughly the first two months of José Jerí’s presidency.
  • The comparison across recent administrations shows averages of PPK 1.88, Vizcarra 2.87, Merino 2.67, Sagasti 3.62, Castillo 4.22, Boluarte 5.25, and Jerí 5.56.
  • Perú21 reports that repeated states of emergency and high-profile operations have not curbed extortion or contract killings.
  • A recent daytime shooting of a young worker in A. H. Señor de Luren is cited as an example of persistent violence on the ground.
  • Carbajal published the updated graphic and figures on X, noting SINADEF records can be revised as new registrations are added.