When data relating to safety and crime is posted, Americans will often point out it fails to consider demographics; while it does paints a different picture than the usual nation-level comparisons, America remains relatively more violent, with a similar trend to Brazil.
Tools:
https://flourish.studio/
Sources vary by country/state (official stats agencies, police reports, etc.). Data were harmonized where possible for comparability (e.g., aligning definitions, converting counts to rates). Some recent figures (e.g., São Paulo 2025) use latest available releases. Full source breakdown available on request. Sources used as main framework:
https://data.unodc.org/datareport/hom-victim
https://web.archive.org/web/20240704193118/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/about/archives/2021/field/population/country-comparison
https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2
https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gdp-state
https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/santa-catarina/santa-catarina-recorde-reducao-crimes-2025/
https://www.gov.br/mj/pt-br/assuntos/sua-seguranca/seguranca-publica/estatistica/download/dados-nacionais-de-seguranca-publica-mapa/mapa-da-seguranca-publica-2025.pdf
https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/agencia-noticias/2012-agencia-de-noticias/noticias/45142-pib-cresce-em-todos-os-27-estados-do-pais-em-2023
https://ec.europa.eu//eurostat/