'Assault' means physical attack against the body of another person resulting in serious bodily injury; excluding indecent/sexual assault; threats and slapping/punching. 'Assault' leading to death should also be excluded. (UN-CTS M3.2)
| 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 5,937 | 5,027 | |||||
| El Salvador | 4,628 | 3,891 | 3,681 | 4,228 | 4,322 | 3,920 | 5,887 |
| Guatemala | 6,095 | 7,452 | 6,237 | 6,086 | 6,011 | 5,971 | |
| Nicaragua | 19,335 | 18,345 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 7,953 | 7,361 | 6,477 | 8,221 | |||
| Panama | 6,060 | 5,784 | 5,461 | 4,236 | 4,063 | 2,843 | |
| Brazil | 715,702 | 717,185 | 732,913 | 661,494 | |||
| Paraguay | 2,235 | 1,947 | 2,012 | 2,024 | 837 | 779 | 685 |
| Colombia | 30,415 | 53,140 | 62,185 | 82,181 | 82,931 | 82,232 | 86,897 |
| Honduras | 3,645 | 2,027 | 1,732 | 1,327 | |||
| Chile | 22,259 | 22,963 | 19,813 | 18,228 | 17,451 | 15,966 | |
| Argentina | 142,099 | 178,611 | 181,321 | ||||
| Peru | 14,699 | 19,053 | 20,717 | 25,022 | 26,163 | 24,806 | 24,778 |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 6,026 | 8,451 | 6,692 | 7,426 | |||
| Ecuador | 7,756 | 4,505 | 6,309 | 8,242 | 8,560 | 7,430 | |
| Uruguay | 519 | 514 | 469 | 426 | 470 | 466 | |
| Andorra | 98 | 144 | 163 | 90 | 123 | 133 | |
| Portugal | 39,220 | 863 | 812 | 701 | 508 | 542 | 469 |
| Spain | 172,824 | 25,077 | 18,290 | 17,353 | 16,701 | 16,776 | 29,056 |
| Mexico | 239,166 | 230,687 | 212,141 | 211,921 | 211,714 | 39,937 | 45,452 |