The report states that 573 homicides were recorded in 2023, followed by 555 in 2024 and 536 in 2025. Taken together, the figures show a decline in the annual number of homicides over the three-year period, although the total remained above 500 in each of the years covered.
According to the report, approximately 93 per cent of the homicides recorded during the period had been solved. The figure provides an indication of the proportion of cases in which investigations had reached a resolution, while the report’s overall statistics provide a three-year picture of homicide in Sri Lanka.
The number of women killed during the three-year period was 317. Of these, 105 women were victims of homicide in 2023, while 104 were killed in 2024. The number increased to 108 in 2025, meaning that women accounted for a substantial proportion of the total homicide victims recorded across the three years.
The annual figures for women show relatively little variation during the period. The number fell by one between 2023 and 2024 before rising by four in 2025. The figures therefore indicate that the number of women killed remained broadly consistent across the three years, even as the overall number of homicides declined.
Children were also among those killed. The report records 48 child victims over the three-year period, including 16 in 2023, 20 in 2024 and 12 in 2025. The highest number was recorded in 2024, while the number fell to its lowest level of the three-year period in 2025.
The figures show that the overall number of homicides decreased by 37 between 2023 and 2024, and by a further 19 between 2024 and 2025. In total, the number fell by 37 from 573 in 2023 to 536 in 2025.
At the same time, the statistics highlight the human impact of homicide beyond the overall totals. While 1,664 people were killed over the three years, the victims included hundreds of women and dozens of children. The report records 105 female victims in 2023, 104 in 2024 and 108 in 2025, alongside 16 child victims in 2023, 20 in 2024 and 12 in 2025.
The Sri Lanka Police annual performance report for 2025 thus provides a consolidated account of homicide recorded across the country during the three-year period. It records a gradual reduction in the annual number of killings, while noting that approximately 93 per cent of the cases had been solved. The figures also document the continued loss of women and children among those killed during the period.
