Last year, the state of São Paulo recorded a new increase in cases of rape and femicide, beating records. The data is part of a balance sheet monthly by the São Paulo Public Security Bureau.
14,579 rapes were recorded between January and December last year, exceeding 14,514 notifications of 2023, which was the largest number accounted for in the state since 2018, when this type of crime was investigated regardless of desire of the victim or not with a lawsuit against the perpetrator.
Of these occurrences recorded in 2024, the majority (11,169 cases) corresponded to the vulnerable rape, which is the crime of sexual violence against children under 14 years.
The numbers involving rapes can be even greater, as historically there is a lot of underground involving this type of crime.
Femicide
In addition to increasing rapes, the state of São Paulo also recorded discharge in femicides last year. There were 253 records in 2024, higher since 2018, when this crime was accounted for separately in the state of São Paulo.
By note, the Secretariat of Public Security reported that it has sought to combat these crimes by expanding public policies aimed at the protection of victims throughout the state. The secretary also said that, since the beginning of the current management, it has expanded care in police shifts and invested in technology to expand the protection of victims of this type of crime. “São Paulo has 141 Women’s Defense Police Offices (DDM) and, for 2025, the inauguration of two police stations in Franco da Rocha and Palmital is expected. In the last year, 473 police officers were incorporated into the DDMs to improve care for victims.” , said the folder.
The note also says the state invests in technology to expand protection. “SSP maintains the PM Lilac Cab for the exclusive care of victims of domestic violence and the SC Woman application, which has already exceeded five thousand downloads, offers a panic button to the victims for immediate help and allows the registration of reports of occurrence . Electronic anklet monitoring was also expanded by 56.6%, reinforcing the safety of the victims. compared to the previous year, “wrote the secretary, in a statement.
Homicides and thefts
On the other hand, the state of São Paulo recorded in 2024 the lowest rate of homicides and theft in general in history.
Dolly homicides closed the year with 2,517 cases. Until then, the smallest level had been in 2023, with 2,605 records. Already thefts in general went from 228,028 occurrences in 2023 to 193,658 last year, being first in history below 200 thousand cases at the end of the year.
The murders [roubo seguido de morte]in turn, they reached the second smallest since 2001, the Secretariat of Public Security said. There were 166 records throughout the year, being behind 2023, which had two less cases.
December
Considering only the month of December, 1,096 rapes were recorded, falling compared to December 2023, when 1,165 occurrences were accounted for.
As for willful homicides, there were 238 crimes in December last year, a reduction of 11.5% compared to the same period of the last year. The number was the second smallest in 24 years in the monthly analysis. The murders had the lowest number of cases in 24 years in the state to a month of December, from 19 to six occurrences.
Thefts in general, in turn, dropped 12.6% in the period from 18,500 notifications in December 2023 to 16,163 last year, less since 2001.
Thefts in general also had a drop in the monthly and annual comparison in the state. The theft index in the year went from 576,278 to 555,821, a drop from 3.5%. In the month, the index retracted from 46,685 to 45,728 occurrences.
