The candidate for the National Party, Álvaro Delgado, said this Sunday in the presidential debate with Yamandú Orsi, of the Frente Amplio, that homicides “dropped 3%” so far this year, a number that, when contrasted, suggests which is unreal.
The right-wing candidate He assured that homicides in Uruguay had decreased by 3%. However, a closer examination of the statistics reveals that this statement is incorrect. The data indicate that the number of homicides has remained stable at around 350 per year, figures that are similar to those reported during the last years of the Frente Amplio administration.
When considering a complete analysis, it is observed that between March 2015 and February 2020, during the previous government, 1,661 homicides were recorded. This information comes from reports of the National Observatory on Violence and Crimewhich are updated annually, showing an increase in totals as records of doubtful deaths are adjusted and previously unreported figures are consolidated.
Currently, the period from March 2020 to September 2024 has reported 1,635 homicides. There are still six months left to count, and it is expected that the total could exceed that of the previous five-year period, but the truth is that the numbers indicate a trend of continuity rather than decline.
This analysis has been validated by La Diaria Verificaemphasizing the importance of contrasting political statements with clear and precise data to offer an objective view of the security situation in the country.
