Archive · 21 Aug 2025
Ecuador Homicides Increase by 40% in Seven Months of 2025
Imagine Ecuador as a place where people live.
Sadly, more people have been getting killed recently.
From January to July this year, about 40% more people died because of violence compared to last year.
This means that there were 5,268 killings during the first seven months.
The government is trying to make things safer by sending in the military and changing some laws.
Most of the people who died were between 25 and 34 years old, and most of the killings were done with guns.
Ecuador experienced a 40.36% increase in homicides from January to July 2025.
A total of 5,268 homicides were recorded in the first seven months of 2025.
The Interior Ministry reported the data.
Most victims were between 25 and 34 years old.
President Daniel Noboa has deployed military and implemented crime-curbing reforms.
- Who
- The Interior Ministry reported the data.
- What
- Homicides in Ecuador increased by 40.36% in the first seven months of 2025.
- When
- From January to July 2025, compared to the same period in 2024.
- Where
- Ecuador
- Why
- The government has blamed increased violence in recent months on fighting among gang members who are aiming to control drug trafficking routes under heightened pressure from security forces.
Government
Gangs
Cause of Violence
Government
President Daniel Noboa has deployed the military on the streets to combat gang violence and approved reforms, including harsher penalties for drug trafficking.
Gangs
Increased violence in recent months is from fighting among gang members who are aiming to control drug trafficking routes under heightened pressure from security forces.
- Homicide Increase
- 40.36%
- Homicides (Jan-Jul 2025)
- 5,268
- Homicides (Jan-Jul 2024)
- 3,753
- Reporting Agency
- Interior Ministry
- Time Period
- First seven months of 2025