São Paulo Reports Lowest September Homicide Count Since 2001 as Thefts Climb

Overview

• September intentional homicides fell to 192 from 242 a year earlier, with 1,819 cases from January to September representing a 2.2% year-over-year decline.
• Robberies followed by death (latrocínios) dropped to nine in September from 15 last year, totaling 102 cases year to date, down 22.1%.
• Reported rapes reached 1,311 in September, 26 fewer than a year earlier, while thefts increased to 47,282 from 45,906.
• Feminicides rose in the year-to-date comparison to 182 from 173, and authorities say better case classification may be influencing the total.
• In the Vale do Paraíba region, violent deaths reached 210 from January to September, a 10.6% annual decrease that remains the highest total among interior regions.