: In 2024, deaths of police officers in Brazil rose nearly 30%, with 170 officers killed compared to 127 in 2023.

: The state of Bahia led the country in total deaths caused by police, followed by São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Rondônia saw an extreme jump in police lethality, rising nearly 500% in a single year. Polaris Project & Law Enforcement (2024)

: The hotline identified over 21,800 victims across 11,999 potential trafficking situations in 2024.

The latest data from the Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública reveals critical trends in police safety and lethality:

: For the first time, suicides among police officers (126) surpassed the number of officers murdered while off-duty (46).