In 2025, 797 people died as a result of police intervention across the state of Rio de Janeiro, which represents a 13% increase compared to the 703 deaths recorded in 2024. The data was released this Friday (16) by the Public Security Institute (ISP) of the government of the state of Rio de Janeiro.
In total, six civil police officers and 13 military police officers were also killed in 2025, a higher number than in 2024, when one civilian and 11 military officers were killed.
In 2025 it occurred the largest and most lethal police operation in the city of Rioin the Alemão and Penha complexes, in the North Zone of the city, leaving 121 people dead, including two military police officers and two civilians.
Crimes against life
Also according to data released by the ISP, in 2025, 3,881 people died as a result of violence, 2% more than in 2024, when there were 3,809 victims.
This data includes intentional homicide, bodily injury followed by death, robbery followed by death and also deaths resulting from police intervention.
Robbery, which is robbery followed by death, decreased by 22% in 2025, when compared to 2024. In 2025 there were 77 victims. In 2024, 99.
Considering only the month of December, violent fatalities fell by 8.1% (340 deaths) compared to December 2024 (370 deaths), and intentional homicides fell by 11.7%, recording the lowest number of victims for December in the last three years, 271. In December 2024, 307 people were killed.
Throughout 2025, 5,867 rapes were recorded in the state of Rio de Janeiro, an increase of 0.8% compared to last year. In 2024, 5,819 people were raped.
Crimes against property
In the case of vehicle thefts, the 25,239 records represent a drop of 18.4% compared to 2024 (30,930).
Street robberies also fell, 2.7%, from 58,521 occurrences in 2024 to 56,937 records in 2025.
Cargo theft had 3,114 records in 2025, a drop of 9.4% compared to 2024 (3,437).
Seizures
The year 2025 also saw record seizures of rifles. ISP data show that the Civil and Military police seized, in 2025, 920 rifles ─ an increase of 25.7% compared to 2024. This is the highest number of seizures ever recorded since the beginning of the historical series, in 2007.
According to the ISP’s CEO, Marcela Ortiz, the increase in the seizure of rifles and the reduction in crimes against property “confirms the effectiveness of strategies to combat crime, based on intelligence, data analysis and evidence, in addition to integration between corporations”, he stated in a note.
Governor Cláudio Castro highlighted investments in technology and intelligence, in addition to the integrated operations of the Civil and Military police.
“It is impressive that in a state that does not produce rifles, so many weapons of war are seized. I continue to reaffirm that we need the collaboration of other entities in border surveillance and stricter legislation,” he said.
