According to official data from Uruguay's Ministry of the Interior and updated journalistic reports, approximately 150 homicides have been recorded since March 1, when Yamandú Orsi assumed the presidency.
This estimate is based on semiannual and quarterly statistics, adjusted for the typical monthly distribution and recent events.
In the first quarter of 2025 (January-March), there were 99 homicides. Of these, 14 occurred in March, during the first month of the Frente Amplio government.
In the second quarter (April-June), 80 homicides occurred. In the third quarter, up to September 26 (July-September), there were about 56 homicides.
The numbers of horror
The homicide rate in 2025 has stabilized at around 11 per 100,000 inhabitants.
The majority of cases (about 38%) are linked to "settling of scores," or conflicts between criminal groups, concentrated in Montevideo (about 56% of the total).
In September, a wave of violence was reported with 7 homicides in less than 24 hours (from the 24th to the 25th).
In less than 7 months, the government has accumulated 150 murders; 150 Uruguayans have lost their lives in violent incidents.
The figure is extremely high and chilling. Minister of the Interior Carlos Negro offers no solution, and the rest of the government team appears completely useless in resolving this horror.
Uruguay among the worst in the Americas
Uruguay is one of the countries in the Americas with the highest homicide rate after the communist narco-dictatorship of Venezuela and Mexico, governed by the left for years.
