Bahia has seen a reduction of more than 20% in violent deaths in the last five months, says SSP-BA Civil Police Bahia recorded a 20.3% drop in the number of violent deaths between January 1 and June 1, 2026, according to the Bahia Public Security Secretariat (SSP-BA). In the same period, Salvador had a 30.8% decrease in cases of violent death. The data was released by the agency this Monday (8). According to information obtained by TV Bahia, 1,407 deaths were recorded in the first five months of the year, with an average of 9 murders per day. In 2025, the number recorded was 1,765 deaths in the same period. 📲 Click here and join the g1 Bahia WhatsApp group In Salvador, the absolute number of murders between January and June was 242. Cities in the metropolitan region and in the interior of the state also showed significant drops. They are: Camaçari (-41.8%) Juazeiro (-49%) Dias D'Ávila (-47.4%) Luís Eduardo Magalhães (-42.1%) Barriers (-33.3%) Ilhéus (-28.6%) Feira de Santana (-12.9%) Eunápolis (-58.6%) Jequié (-28.6%) Now on g1 Also according to SSP-BA, the cities of Senhor do Bonfim, São Sebastião do Passé, Acajutiba, Nova Soure and Igrapiúna had no records of violent deaths in the period analyzed by the agency. It is worth noting that the data does not include data on deaths in police clashes. According to information obtained by TV Bahia, 621 deaths in clashes were recorded in the last five months. The number also shows a drop, of 14.4%. In the analysis of the public security secretary, Marcelo Werner, the results are linked to cooperation between state and federal police. "We continue to work with many operations. This year, there are already more than 300 operations carried out, three years with an increase in the number of people arrested, but also in drug and weapons seizures. Not only preventive operations, such as the Total Military Police Force, but integrated operations such as those carried out by the Civil Police", he points out. READ ALSO: Two men die after accident involving two motorcycles on Bahia highway Bus driver injured after men vandalize transport with explosives and pool balls in Salvador Woman is hit with an iron bar during a fight in the interior of Bahia; suspect fled See more state news on g1 Bahia. Watch videos from g1 and TV Bahia 💻