This Monday, the Sub-Secretariat for Crime Prevention (SPD) released its fifth weekly report on homicides. This marks the new reporting schedule, implemented after the sub-secretary, Ana Victoria Quitana, announced that preliminary figures for homicide victims would be released every week.
This time, according to the Center for the Prevention of Homicides and Violent Crimes (CPHDV) of the institution, between April 27th and May 10th at 11:59 PM, there were 21 victims. This figure represents two fewer deaths compared to the same week in 2025, when there were nine deaths due to this crime.
However, the situation also represents a significant increase compared to the previous week, when there were 9 homicide victims during the long weekend. In other words, there was a 133% increase in the number of victims over the past seven days.
From January 1st to May 10th, according to figures from the SPD, there have been 343 homicide victims, which is 9.9% fewer than in 2025, when the same period saw 381 people die as a result of this crime.
The statistics provided by the SPD, as explained in the official statement, "correspond to a count of victims based on data provided by the Carabineros (police force) and the Criminal Investigation Police regarding incidents resulting in death and involving the participation of third parties."
"Therefore, these figures may be subject to..."
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National: According to the weekly report delivered by the Sub-Secretariat for Crime Prevention (SPD), there have been 343 victims of this crime to date. JORGE LOYOLA/ATON CHILE Comments: This Monday, the Sub-Secretariat for Crime Prevention (SPD) released its fifth weekly report on homicides. This is the new report issued every seven days since the sub-secretary, Ana Victoria Quitana, announced the delivery of the preliminary number of homicide victims each week. This time, according to the Center for Prevention of Homicides and Violent Crimes (CPHDV) of the institution, between April 27th and May 10th at 23:59, there were 21 victims. This figure represents two fewer deaths than the same week in 2025, when there were nine deaths due to this crime. However, the situation also represents a significant increase compared to the previous week, when there were 9 victims of homicide during the long weekend. In other words, there was a 133% increase in the last seven days compared to the previous seven days. From January 1st to May 10th, according to figures from the SPD, there have been 343 victims of homicide, 9.9% less than in 2025, when the same period saw 381 people die as a result of the same crime. The statistics provided by the SPD, as explained in the official statement, "correspond to a count of victims constructed from data provided by the Carabineros (police force) and the Criminal Investigation Police regarding incidents resulting in death and involving the participation of third parties." "Therefore, these figures may undergo subsequent adjustments during the validation process, either due to the reclassification of these or other incidents during the investigation, or due to the incorporation of other institutions not included in this initial report, such as the Public Prosecutor's Office, the Forensic Medical Service, or the Civil Registry," the report concludes. More on: Security, Ministry of Security, Homicides, Weekly homicide report.