{"id":10147,"date":"2025-12-10T12:07:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T12:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elpregonerodechile.com\/?p=10147"},"modified":"2025-12-10T12:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T12:07:09","slug":"official-data-shows-just-1207","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elpregonerodechile.com\/?p=10147","title":{"rendered":"Official Data Shows Just 1,207"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Original article: La \u00abmentira demencial\u00bb de Kast que se volvi\u00f3 viral: dijo 1.200.000 asesinados al a\u00f1o y los datos oficiales registran 1.207<\/a><\/p>\n\n

During the presidential debate broadcasted by Anatel, Republican Party candidate Jos\u00e9 Antonio Kast<\/a> claimed on Tuesday that in Chile, \u00ab1.2 million people are murdered each year,\u00bb despite official statistics reporting just 1,207 homicide victims for all of 2024. This statement quickly went viral, provoking a wave of criticism and mockery on platforms like X, where users condemned the \u201coutrageous lie\u201d of the far-right candidate.<\/p>\n

The issue of public safety dominated part of the first block of the debate, the last before the second round on December 14. In his comments, Kast argued that \u00abwhen 1.2 million people are murdered each year, when there are 40,000 compatriots waiting for healthcare, when over 1 million are unemployed, there is no merit.\u00bb<\/p>\n

Kast\u2019s figure immediately drew attention, given that the total population of Chile is around 20 million inhabitants. However, the contrast with official data is stark. According to records from the Center for the Prevention of Homicides and Violent Crimes at the Undersecretary of Crime Prevention (SPD), there were 1,207 homicide victims for all of 2024, while the first half of this year saw 511 victims.<\/p>\n

These numbers are astronomically distant from the figure provided by Kast, which suggests a multiplication of nearly one thousand times the reality.<\/p>\n

Attempt to Rectify and Another Inaccuracy<\/span><\/h3>\n

Later in the debate, after being challenged by Unidad por Chile candidate Jeannette Jara regarding the exaggeration of his number, Kast attempted to amend his statement. However, his new claim also strayed far from the truth and was inaccurate.<\/p>\n

\u00abI did not say that. But beyond that, what I can say\u2026 1.2 million people murdered per year, Jeannette, and you know that figure. It\u2019s 4,500 people murdered, so far, under this government,\u00bb the Republican candidate asserted.<\/p>\n

This second figure, referring to the total homicides during President Boric\u2019s administration, is also incorrect. According to the official SPD report, 1,330 people were murdered in 2022, the number decreased to 1,249 in 2023, dropped again to 1,207 in 2024, and during the first half of 2025, the figure reaches 511. Thus, according to official statistics, a total of 4,297 people were murdered during the current government, which is 203 fewer than the 4,500 claimed by Kast.<\/p>\n

In fact, at a press conference following the debate, the Republican was compelled to admit that these were not the correct numbers and that it was a misunderstanding.<\/p>\n

The \u00abOutrageous Lie\u00bb of Kast<\/span><\/h3>\n

The serious distortion of the homicide figure, a sensitive topic with significant public impact, dominated social media conversations following the debate, with users and political analysts labeling Kast\u2019s error as \u00abdisproportionate\u00bb and dubbing him the \u00abking of lies.\u00bb<\/p>\n

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Lawyer Rodrigo Rettig stated that this \u00aboutrageous lie\u00bb meant that for the last complete year (2024), \u00abthe figure is 1,207 people, approximately 50% of whom had criminal records.\u00bb<\/p>\n

\u00abA stunning example of fake news,\u00bb he emphasized.<\/p>\n

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Jos\u00e9 Antonio Kast just said there are 1.2 million murders per year in Chile.<\/p>\n

This lie is outrageous.<\/p>\n

For the last complete year (2024), the figure is 1,207 people (of which approximately 50% had criminal records).<\/p>\n

IMPRESSIVE THE FAKE\ud83d\udce2#DebateAnatel2025<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/xQckg2VU1O<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rodrigo A. Rettig V. \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf1 (@RodRettig) December 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Deputy Daniel Manouchehri (PS) labeled Jos\u00e9 Antonio Kast as a \u00abprofessional smoke seller\u00bb and a \u00abcharlatan.\u00bb <\/p>\n

\u00abIt\u2019s incredible that someone who wants to be president lies so brazenly,\u00bb he indicated.<\/p>\n

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Deputy Diego Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez highlighted that there are not 1.2 million murders in Chile each year, noting that in 2024, there were 1,207 reported, and that this figure has stagnated and is declining after ten years.<\/p>\n

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Lie upon lie from Kast. There are not 1.2 million murders per year in Chile. In 2024, there were 1,207, and after ten years the figure has stagnated and is declining. #DebateAnatel2025<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Diego Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez (@diego_ibanezc) December 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Media outlets like La Tercera also moved to debunk the Republican candidate\u2019s claims, stating that the figure of 1.2 million people murdered each year in Chile is completely false.<\/p>\n

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@Eneatipo7 pointed out that in the Anatel 2025 debate, the Republican candidate demonstrated that \u00abhe can\u2019t handle the numbers.\u00bb<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to him, one-seventh of the world population dies in Chile each year. To err by a thousand times and then by a million times is not just a simple mistake; it\u2019s functional illiteracy,\u00bb he stated.<\/p>\n

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Kast went from 1.2 million, which was already an embarrassing mistake, to 1.2 billion people murdered annually in the country.
Definitely, Kast can\u2019t handle the figures. According to him, one-seventh of the world population dies in Chile each year. To err by a thousand times and then by a million\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/EQRgNWKepE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ReneX (@Eneatipo7) December 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

The internet user @RobertoMerken<\/a> went further, mentioning other false figures referred to by the far-right candidate during the presidential debate.<\/p>\n

\u00abIn less than 60 minutes, Jos\u00e9 Antonio Kast accumulated more corrections than serious proposals,\u00bb he asserted, indicating that among the false data presented by Kast were: 1.2 million murdered people, 1 million unemployed, that La Laguna Prison has 3,000 spots and only 200 inmates, and that under the current government, there have been 125,000 irregular admissions.<\/p>\n

\u00abWhen a campaign is based on invented figures, the only real aspect is the danger,\u00bb he warned.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd34 In less than 60 minutes, Jos\u00e9 Antonio Kast accumulated more corrections than serious proposals.<\/p>\n

\u274c 1.2 million murdered \u2014 FALSE
\u274c 1 million unemployed \u2014 FALSE
\u274c La Laguna Prison with 3,000 spots and 200 inmates \u2014 FALSE
\u274c 125,000 irregular admissions in this\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/mkcLJfkbFM<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ciudadano Roberto Kiltro (@RobertoMerken) December 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n