Rio Security Data Show 202% Jump in Police Killings as Property Crime Falls

Overview

• Deaths by police intervention rose to 175 in October from 58 a year earlier, with 117 fatalities recorded during a single megaoperation on October 28.
• Violent deaths reached 426 for the month, up 37% year over year, marking the highest October total since the ISP series began in 2003.
• The Penha jurisdiction accounted for 67% of police-confrontation deaths statewide in October, with 118 of the 175 cases concentrated there.
• Key property crimes declined: vehicle robberies fell 47%, street robberies 20%, and cargo robberies 52%, while cellphone robbery increased about 8%.
• Weapons seizures hit records, including 196 rifles in October and 789 from January to October, alongside 35,598 in‑flagrante arrests and 21,408 drug seizures year to date.