brazil had nearly 64 thousand homicides in 2017..

(excerpt..)

Brazil broke its own record for homicides last year – according to new figures which showed that 63,880 people were killed in 2017 – a 3% increase from the previous year.

Data from the independent Brazilian Public Security Forum said that an average of 14 people died at the hands of police officers every day – an increase of 20% from the previous year.

Rapes also rose 8% to 60,018 – while murders of women increased 6.1% to 4,539.

(cont..)

Source: ‘A devastating scenario’: Brazil sets new record for homicides at 63,880 deaths | World news | The Guardian