Rio de Janeiro has always been a state with a large presence and influence of criminal groups throughout its territory. In the last 16 years, for example, the Greater Rio region under the control of armed groups has increased by 105.73%. Currently, according to police sources, it is estimated that there are around 116,000 criminals in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

According to a report drawn up by the National Council of Justice (CNJ) based on data from the Rio de Janeiro police, the number of localities influenced by criminal groups has increased by almost 17% in just four years.

Based on information provided in the CNJ report and presented in articles by G1 and CNN Brasil, we have prepared the content below, which contains interesting and important statistics that show the increase in the extent and territorial dominance of criminal groups in the state and city of Rio de Janeiro over the last 4 years.