The Ministry of the Interior presented the figures for crimes in 2022: homicides rose 25% in relation to the previous year, while heReports of robberies fell 23.5%. Complaints for theftmeanwhile, remained stable with a slight increase of 1.1% and the that were due to domestic violence increased by 3.8%.
The crime figures were presented by the Minister of the Interior, Luis Alberto Heber, who is accompanied by his undersecretary, Guillermo Maciel, the general director, Nicolás Martinelli and the national director of Police, Diego Fernández.
The security portfolio also presented a comparison with 2019, the last year of the Broad Front government and the last complete year without a health emergency. In this comparison all crimes fall except the reports of domestic violence. In that period, homicides fell 2.7%, complaints for thefts 19% and robbery 23.5%.
homicide figures
Complaints for domestic violencewhile, they rose 3.2%.
Heber pointed out that “a bit of political alarm has been generated by the growth in homicides, which is real,” but that “they are still below 2019.” “Those who are alarmed by the homicide issue do not remember that in 2019 there were 394. They were above“, he assured.
“We are with fewer homicides. Notwithstanding that it does not satisfy us and we have to work a lot,” he added. “Uruguay is safer than in 2019. It is not a story, it is data,” she said.
robbery figures
For his part, the minister announced that “a work on homicide prevention” was approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). “It is one of the lines of work that we have been doing in the integral work of the neighborhoods,” said Heber.
In turn, he assured that the placement of the 2100 security cameras in operational zones III and IV has already been approved.
Operational Zone III comprises the neighborhoods of Peñarol, Paso de las Duranas, Lavalleja Sur, Cerrito, Aires Puros, Brazo Oriental, Casavalle, Marconi, Las Acacias, Manga, Puntas del Miguelete, Las Quintas, Barrio Santa María, Settlement 21 de Enero , Maroñas, Flor de Maroñas, Ituzaingó, Punta de Rieles, Piedras Blancas, Bella Italia, among others.
theft figures
Operational Zone IV constitutes the area of Cerro, La Teja, Paso de la Arena, Pajas Blancas, Nuevo París, Colón, Lezica, Abayubá, Melilla and Conciliación, among others.
Figures from the last quarter
Regarding the last quarter, from October to December, homicides rose 10.1% in 2022 compared to 2021. the raptors came down a 13.9% while thefts also decreased by 8.9%.
For their part, complaints of domestic violence fell by 5.4% while the crimes of rustling rose by 4%.
Comparison of the last quarter
