Security Yearbook: feminicides break record, murder rate is the lowest since 2012 Amapá leads the rate of deaths caused by police officers for the seventh year in a row. In 2025, there were 17.1 for every 100 thousand inhabitants — a rate 4.5 times higher than the national average (6,583 deaths +5.5%). The data was released this Thursday (23) by the Brazilian Yearbook of Public Security 2026. Proportionally, the state recorded around 1.4 deaths per month for every 100 thousand inhabitants. Amapá has a rate almost five times higher than the national average, even when analyzed on a daily scale. The survey by the Brazilian Public Security Forum brings together data on homicides, police lethality, violence against women, children and adolescents. The statistics were compared with records from state departments. Download the g1 app to see AP news in real time and for free. The Secretary of Justice and Public Security, Cezar Vieira, states that the classification of police intervention as homicide is not recognized by agents. "The yearbook adds police interventions to the crime of homicide. I cannot classify the public security operator as a homicide. He fulfills a constitutional and legal function, supported legally and by society, to defend — including with his own life, if necessary," said Vieira. READ MORE: Man is stabbed to death in Santana; suspect is arrested hours later after complaint Simpatia da Juventude takes Amapá to the Brazilian Juninas Quadrilha Championship According to Vieira, data from the secretariat shows a reduction. He states that the state has invested in infrastructure to reduce rates. "In 2023, between January and July, we had 108 interventions. In 2026, in the same period, there were 65. We are seeking to reduce occurrences with investments in infrastructure, training and improvement. This puts us in a scenario of acting without the need for intervention", he explained. ?The Forum uses the Intentional Violent Deaths (MVI) category for national comparisons. State departments now adopt Intentional Lethal Violent Crimes (CVLI), with a more restricted definition. Public Security defines police interventions as a response to aggression, when agents react to shooting or attacks, mainly against organized crime. Amapá presents a 35% reduction in violent crimes in 2024, says Sejusp Police confrontation was recorded this Wednesday (22) Rede Amazônica/Reproduction National scenario Deaths caused by police officers on duty in Brazil grew 5.4% in 2025, reaching 6,602 victims — the highest absolute number since the beginning of the historical series, in 2016, according to the 20th Brazilian Yearbook of Public Security, released by the Forum Brazilian Public Security Council (FBSP) this Thursday (23) The so-called deaths resulting from police intervention (MDIP) already account for 16.2% of all intentional violent deaths (MVI) registered in the country, the highest share since this indicator began to be calculated in 2014. Between 2016 and 2025, the accumulated growth was 55.7%. Deaths resulting from police intervention - Brazilian Yearbook of Public Security Lara Bernardino - Arte/g1 'Sense of security' Another fact that draws attention in the State is the high rate of violence. Amapá remains the most violent in the country, even with a 6% reduction in the rate from 2024 to 2025: it went from 45.2 deaths per group of 100 thousand inhabitants to 42.5. Santana has the highest rate of intentional violent deaths: 47.1 per 100 thousand inhabitants in 2025. Macapá comes next, with 36.1. In 2024, Santana recorded 54.1, which shows a drop, but remains the most violent city. Vieira states that security forces act in an integrated manner. According to him, there is migration of criminals to cities like Santana. "In recent months we have seen an increase of more than R$4 million in investments for these operations. The work is done in a preventive and repressive manner to combat crime in Santana and other municipalities. We use intelligence resources to adapt actions and concentrate efforts. When the fight is more effective in Macapá, crime decreases, but tends to migrate to other cities", he highlighted. Violence rate in Amapá remains high Danny Calado/Arquivo Rede Amazônica "Public Security prevents criminal groups from establishing territorial domains and taking over areas as if they were owners. In Amapá, there is a feeling of security and trust among the population in the agents, due to the work that has been developed", said Cesar. List shows the rate of violent deaths in each state and in Brazil Arte/g1 See the latest news schedule from g1 Amapá VIDEOS with news from Amapá: