High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Crime in Brazil involves an elevated incidence of violent and non-violent crimes. According to most sources, Brazil possesses high rates of violent crimes, such as murders and robberies; the homicide rate had been steadily declining, but has bounced back up from 2006 onwards and is above 25 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants, placing the country in the top 20 countries by intentional homicide rate.