Men represent 83% of victims, women 14% and children 3%
At least 1,247 people were murdered and 710 injured in Haiti between July 1 and September 30, 2025, due to violence by gangs, self-defense groups and unorganized members, according to a UN report.
According to a report by the United Nations Integrated Office in the country (BINUH), published this Tuesday, 30% of the victims were caused by armed gangs, 9% by self-defense groups and members of the population, and 61% by security force operations against gangs.
Men represent 83% of victims, women 14% and children 3%, according to the document.
The gangs were unable to advance in the capital and were even expelled from neighborhoods such as Delmas 19 and Route de l’Aéroport (Delmas) and the center of Port-au-Prince, the document reads.
BINUH warned, however, that there is an expansion of gang violence to the peripheral and rural areas of the capital and to the departments of Artibonite and Centro, while sexual violence and child trafficking (including recruitment and exploitation) continue to be used by gangs to subjugate residents of areas under their control.
In fact, during this period, 39 members of the population died or were injured due to drone attacks, while 78 extrajudicial summary or arbitrary executions were committed by police and one was attributed to the Miragoâne government commissioner.
At least eight members of the security forces died and another 17 were injured during the operations.
Furthermore, at least 1,400,000 people were displaced in Haiti as of September 30. Added to this are at least 145 kidnappings for ransom and 400 victims of sexual violence.
“Sexual violence perpetrated by armed gangs continues to be alarming. The majority of these acts of violence are collective rapes, often “committed during house searches or when victims move along the street”, reported the UN.
This sexual violence, often used for purposes of exploitation or punishment, has disastrous physical, psychological, economic and social consequences for survivors and their families.
The trafficking of children by gangs, for the purposes of exploitation and participation in criminal activities, continues to be of particular concern, fueled by poverty, social exclusion and the criminal governance exercised by gangs in the neighborhoods under their control.
“In this context of armed violence, the population continues to face serious obstacles to accessing basic services, while gang attacks against homes, public infrastructure and other buildings continue to cause mass displacement”, adds the report.
The UN recommended that the Haitian Government strengthen the coherence and effectiveness of national security forces in their fight against armed gangs.
To the international community, the organization proposed to keep Haiti on the agenda and provide adequate financial and human support to ensure the full deployment of the Gang Suppression Force (FRG), as authorized by Security Council Resolution 2793 of September 30, 2025, in accordance with human rights norms and standards.
