Ecuador homicides increase 40% in first seven months of 2025


People walk through a street of downtown Guayaquil, in Guayaquil, Ecuador April 10, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo

(Reuters) -Homicides in Ecuador rose 40.36% in the first seven months of this year compared to the same period in 2024, the interior ministry said on Thursday.

With 5,268 homicides, it was the most violent seven-month period registered during the last decade, and an increase from 3,753 homicides registered between January and July last year.

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