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Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil: conflict statistics

Organized violence recorded by UCDP in Rio Grande do Norte state, data through 31 Jul 2026. Population about 3,507,003 (Wikidata).

0events, last 30 days
0events, last 90 days○ 29 in prior 90 days
57events, last 12 months16.3 per million people
75est. deaths, last 12 months9 civilians

No events were recorded in Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil between 3 May 2026 and 31 Jul 2026, down from 29 in the preceding 90 days.

Over the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 57 events and 75 estimated deaths were recorded in Rio Grande do Norte state. That is -46% on the previous 12 months. 89% of events were classed as non-state conflict. Civilian deaths in the same period: 9. Relative to population, that is 16.3 events per million people.

The most active conflict pairing over the last 12 months was GDE, PCC - Sindicato do Crime (23 events, 28 estimated deaths).

Monthly reports:Mar 2026Feb 2026Dec 2025Nov 2025Oct 2025Sep 2025Aug 2025Jul 2025Jun 2025May 2025Apr 2025Mar 2025

Events in Rio Grande do Norte state, last 12 months

2026-03-10: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-03-09: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-03-08: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-03-08: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-03-07: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-03-07: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-03-03: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-02-28: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-02-27: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-02-25: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-02-25: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-02-23: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2026-02-22: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-02-22: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2026-02-21: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2026-02-20: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-02-20: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2026-02-19: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2026-02-18: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2026-02-17: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2026-02-15: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2026-02-12: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2026-02-11: GDE, PCC vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-02-10: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2026-02-09: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2026-02-08: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (2 deaths)2026-02-06: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2026-02-06: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2026-02-03: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (2 deaths)2025-12-25: PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2025-12-24: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2025-12-19: PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2025-12-11: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2025-12-07: PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (2 deaths)2025-11-30: PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (2 deaths)2025-11-23: Comando Vermelho vs PCC (1 deaths)2025-11-21: PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (2 deaths)2025-11-18: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (2 deaths)2025-11-01: PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (3 deaths)2025-10-06: PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2025-10-02: PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2025-09-30: PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2025-09-10: PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2025-09-05: PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (4 deaths)2025-09-04: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (2 deaths)2025-09-03: PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2025-09-01: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (2 deaths)2025-09-01: PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (2 deaths)2025-08-31: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2025-08-28: Government of Brazil vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-08-22: PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2025-08-17: PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2025-08-12: PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2025-08-06: PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2025-08-05: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2025-08-02: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)2025-08-01: PCC vs Sindicato do Crime (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Rio Grande do Norte state, 1 Aug 2025 to 31 Jul 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Monthly trend

01122Aug 2024: 10 events, 12 deaths24-08Sep 2024: 4 events, 4 deathsOct 2024: 8 events, 9 deathsNov 2024: 6 events, 6 deaths24-11Dec 2024: 16 events, 19 deathsJan 2025: 19 events, 19 deathsFeb 2025: 13 events, 13 deaths25-02Mar 2025: 1 events, 1 deathsApr 2025: 4 events, 4 deathsMay 2025: 22 events, 24 deaths25-05Jun 2025: 1 events, 1 deathsJul 2025: 1 events, 1 deathsAug 2025: 9 events, 10 deaths25-08Sep 2025: 7 events, 13 deathsOct 2025: 2 events, 2 deathsNov 2025: 5 events, 10 deaths25-11Dec 2025: 5 events, 6 deathsJan 2026: 0 events, 0 deathsFeb 2026: 22 events, 24 deaths26-02Mar 2026: 7 events, 10 deathsApr 2026: 0 events, 0 deathsMay 2026: 0 events, 0 deaths26-05Jun 2026: 0 events, 0 deathsJul 2026: 0 events, 0 deaths
Recorded events per month in Rio Grande do Norte state, last 24 months

Hotspots within Rio Grande do Norte state, last 12 months

Area (second-level)EventsEst. deaths
Mossoró municipality1315
Natal municipality68
São Gonçalo do Amarante Municipality46
Apodi municipality45
Açu municipality45
Macaíba municipality34
Areia Branca municipality23
Caraúbas municipality23
Maxaranguape municipality14
Brejinho municipality12

Deadliest recorded events, last 90 days

No events recorded in this period.

Most recorded parties, last 12 months

PartyEventsEst. deaths in those events
Sindicato do Crime4155
Unidentified armed group2430
GDE, PCC2429
PCC1928
Government of Brazil12
Comando Vermelho11

Conflict pairings, last 12 months

PairingEventsEst. deaths
GDE, PCC - Sindicato do Crime2328
PCC - Sindicato do Crime1827
Unidentified armed group - Unidentified armed group1114
Unidentified armed group - Civilians22
Government of Brazil - Civilians12
GDE, PCC - Civilians11

Type of violence, last 12 months

CategoryEventsShare
State-based armed conflict24%
Non-state conflict5189%
One-sided violence against civilians47%

Frequently asked questions

How many conflict events were recorded in Rio Grande do Norte state in the last 12 months?

UCDP recorded 57 organized-violence events in Rio Grande do Norte state between 1 Aug 2025 and 31 Jul 2026, with an estimated 75 deaths.

Is violence in Rio Grande do Norte state increasing or decreasing?

No events were recorded in the last 90 days.

Who are the main armed actors in Rio Grande do Norte state?

The parties recorded in the most events over the last 12 months were Sindicato do Crime (41 events), Unidentified armed group (24 events), GDE, PCC (24 events), PCC (19 events).

What kind of violence is recorded in Rio Grande do Norte state?

UCDP classes events as state-based armed conflict, non-state conflict, or one-sided violence against civilians. In Rio Grande do Norte state, 89% of events over the last 12 months were non-state conflict.

Where does this data come from?

Event counts and death estimates come from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) Georeferenced Event Dataset and its monthly Candidate Events releases, published under CC BY 4.0. Figures use UCDP's "best" fatality estimate. Data on this page runs through 31 Jul 2026.

Monthly reports:Mar 2026Feb 2026Dec 2025Nov 2025Oct 2025Sep 2025Aug 2025Jul 2025Jun 2025May 2025Apr 2025Mar 2025Feb 2025Jan 2025Dec 2024Nov 2024Oct 2024Sep 2024Aug 2024Jul 2024

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Region names follow UCDP's first-level administrative coding. Counts use UCDP's "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.