Latin America Conflict & Cartel Violence Dashboard

Key Findings

• The dashboard covers 146,038 ACLED events and 129,504 reported fatalities across 17 selected Latin American countries from 2019 to 2024.
• Mexico is the deadliest country in the dataset, with 48,945 fatalities, while Brazil records the highest event volume, with 55,030 documented events.
• Violence against civilians is the largest event category by both volume and lethality, accounting for 80,483 events and 86,475 fatalities.
• Battles account for 43,112 events and 42,464 fatalities, making them the second-largest violence category and a major driver of regional fatality totals.
• Regional event volume peaked in 2023 at 26,049 events, with 2024 remaining elevated at 25,505 events rather than returning to pre-2022 levels.
• The actor-level views show that unidentified gangs and armed groups in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Honduras dominate the highest-fatality actor categories.