Security Yearbook: femicides break record, murder rate is the lowest since 2012 Acre recorded the largest proportional increase in robberies in the country in 2025, as shown in the Brazilian Public Security Yearbook, released this Thursday (23). The state went from one victim of robbery followed by death in 2024 to six in 2025, and an increase of 497.5%. According to the survey, growth occurred against the national scenario. Across Brazil, the number of victims of this type of crime fell by 17% in the same period, from 969 to 807. ? Click here to follow the g1 AC channel on WhatsApp ?The data is from the Brazilian Public Security Forum (FBSP) and is based on information provided by the state Public Security secretariats, civil and military police and the Public Ministry. The study comprises cases of intentional violent deaths (MVI) and also includes sections such as type of crime. In the state of Acre, in addition to the increase in victims, the number of incidents also rose from one to six and increased the rate from 0.1 to 0.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Although the percentage recorded by Acre is the highest in the country, the increase is related to the low number of cases registered in the previous year. In absolute numbers, there were five more victims between 2024 and 2025. Furthermore, among the states in the Northern Region, only Acre and Tocantins recorded an increase in the number of robbery victims. In the others, there was a reduction or stability. (See table below) Number of robberies in the North Region between 2024 and 2025 National scenario Robbery is one of the types that make up the group of Intentional Violent Deaths (MVI), an indicator used by the Brazilian Public Security Forum to gather cases in which there is an intention to kill. Also included in this set are intentional homicides, femicides, bodily injuries followed by death and deaths resulting from police intervention. READ MORE: After three consecutive years of decline, number of violent deaths increases in Acre, reveals yearbook Suspect of involvement in the death of a security guard inside a school becomes a defendant for robbery in Acre Criminals believed that an elderly woman killed during a robbery in Acre kept money at home, concludes police Acre goes against the grain and records the highest proportional increase in robberies in the country in 2025, points out yearbook Reproduction In 2025, Brazil recorded 40,775 intentional violent deaths. Within this universe, the yearbook highlights that cases of robbery had one of the biggest reductions among the categories analyzed, with a drop of more than 17%. The survey also shows that firearms continue to be the most used in this type of crime. They were present in 88.3% of incidents recorded in the country in 2025. Bladed weapons appeared in 6.8% of cases and other means represented 4.9%. Groups Another section presented by the study points out that 62.8% of robbery victims were black people, while 36.7% were white. In relation to age group, the largest number of victims continues to be concentrated among young people aged 18 to 24. However, the survey draws attention to the participation of people aged 60 or over, a group that accounted for around 28% of robbery victims in the country in 2025. Among children and adolescents up to 17 years old, 18 robbery victims were recorded across Brazil last year. Of this total, one case involved a child up to 11 years old and another 17 occurred among teenagers between 12 and 17 years old. Cases that had repercussions in Acre Among the cases registered in the state in 2025 is the death of security guard Raimundo de Assis Souza Filho, aged 52, during an attempted robbery of the weapon he used while working at a state school in Rio Branco. According to investigations, three men participated in the action and were reported by the Public Ministry for robbery. From left to right: Leandro Mendes dos Santos, Francisco do Nascimento Costa and Valdeusmar Bezerra da Silva, accused of lasciviousness Reproduction Another case was that of elderly Maria do Socorro Morais da Rocha, aged 72, found dead after having her house invaded by criminals in the rural area of ??Senador Guiomard. The Civil Police concluded that the suspects believed that the couple kept money in the residence and responded by robbery followed by death. Maria do Socorro Morais da Rocha, aged 72, was found dead after her house was broken into. Reproduction Also in 2025, the Civil Police concluded that the trader Manoel Carlos Alemão da Costa, aged 48, who died inside his own establishment in Cruzeiro do Sul, was the victim of a robbery. According to investigations, the criminals intended to carry out a robbery, but shot the victim during the action. Manoel Carlos Alemão was murdered during a robbery in Cruzeiro do Sul Reproduction VIDEOS: g1