The number of stray bullet victims in Rio de Janeiro this year had an increase of 58% compared to the same period of 2024, according to data from the Fogo Cruzado Institute. In the first 75 days of 2025, from January 1 to March 16, 41 cases were reported, compared to 26 by 2024
The survey released on Monday (17) reveals that the victims of lost bullet in the state capital represent 11.5% of the total of 355 people shot in the state.
In addition to the increase in the number of victims, the study points to growth in the lethality of cases. In 2025, nine people died and 39 were injured by lost bullets. In 2024 there were three deaths and 23 injured.
The report points out that of the 194 shootings mapped in the Rio Metropolitan Region in February, 49% occurred during police operations. By 204, this rate was 30%.
According to the institute, violence is mainly concentrated in the capital and municipalities such as Duque de Caxias and São Gonçalo. The northern zone of the capital leads the number of shootings, followed by Baixada Fluminense.
In the first two months of 2025, the Rio Metropolitan Region registered a general increase in violence rates compared to the same period of 2024, with emphasis on the growth of 51% in the shootings during police actions and 65% in the number of injured.
THE CNN He sought the Public Security Secretariat of RJ, who said he does not comment on the data present in the report, “since he is not aware of the methodology used for his collection.
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