Alagoas recorded 1,066 intentional violent deaths in 2025. André Nascimento/g1 Alagoas is the fourth state in the country with the highest rate of intentional violent deaths (MVI) per 100 thousand inhabitants. The data refers to 2025 and was released this Thursday (23) by the Brazilian Public Security Forum, through the Brazilian Public Security Yearbook. ?Join the g1 alagoas channel The country recorded the highest number of femicides since it began counting deaths from this type of crime, with an average of four women killed per day. On the contrary, violent deaths fell by 8%, to 40,775 cases, the lowest number recorded since 2012. g1 contacted the Government of Alagoas, which informed that it will analyze the data before making a statement. Security Yearbook: femicides break record, murder rate is the lowest since 2012 According to the survey, the state recorded a rate of 33.1 intentional violent deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. ? Intentional violent deaths include intentional homicides (with intent to kill), feminicides, robberies (robberies followed by death), bodily injuries followed by death and deaths resulting from police intervention. Despite occupying fourth position in the national ranking, Alagoas showed a reduction of 6.6% compared to 2024, when the rate was 35.5 deaths per 100 thousand inhabitants. Map shows the rate of violent deaths in each state and in Brazil Art/g1 Throughout 2025, the state recorded 1,066 intentional violent deaths, including 934 intentional homicides, six robberies, 10 bodily injuries followed by death and 116 deaths resulting from police intervention. MORE total number of police officers killed falls by 3% When comparing only the states in the Northeast, Alagoas appears with the third highest rate of intentional violent deaths, behind Bahia, with 36.8 deaths per 100 thousand inhabitants, and Ceará, with 34.7. According to the yearbook, no civil or military police officer was the victim of an intentional violent death in Alagoas during the period analyzed. This is the third consecutive year that the state has recorded a drop in this indicator (see the historical series since 2012 below). Intentional Violent Deaths - MVI List shows the rate of violent deaths in each state and in Brazil Art/g1