The UN reports that 5,500 people were killed in Haiti last year.

Omissions

• The UN report covers a 10-month period from March 2025 to January 2026, not the full year 2025 as claimed. The exact figure reported was 5,519, not 5,500. The report was published by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on March 25, 2026.

Sources

• PrimaryUN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)According to new UN Human Rights report on the human rights impacts of the expanding reach of gangs in Haiti, at least 5519 people were killed in Haiti between March 2025 and January 2026.
• SecondaryHaitian TimesAt least 5519 people were killed in Haiti between March 2025 and January 2026 as gangs expanded beyond Port-au-Prince, according to a U.N. report.