List of massacres in Venezuela


The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Venezuela :
NameDateLocationDeathsNotes
Night of the Machetes1913Amazonas state65-400
El Corozo massacre1942, 18 FebruaryEl Corozo village, Trujillo state1250-year-old farmer Gregorio Cáceres kills eleven people and seriously injured four others with an ax and a knife in El Corozo, a village in Trujillo, in addition to killing several animals and then escaping in the jungle, but ended up being tracked down and shot dead by police
Cantaura massacre1982, 4 OctoberCantaura, Anzoátegui state23Guerilla fighters killed.
Yumare massacre1986, 8 MayYaracuy state9Massacre of members of the subversive group Punto Cero by the DISIP.
Massacre of El Amparo1988, 29 OctoberEl Amparo, Apure state14Massacre of fishermen near the village of El Amparo.
Caracazo1989, February–MarchVenezuela277–5,000A week of unrest in response to controversial economic liberalization policies proposed Carlos Andrés Pérez that led him to implement Plan Ávila
Retén de Catia massacre1992, 27 November, Caracas63–200+Massacre by the National Guard and the Metropolitan Police of prison inmates during the second 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt
1994 Sabaneta fire1994, 3 JanuaryMaracaibo, Zulia108least 108 inmates died in a riot followed by Fire
1995, 25 FebruaryFrontier with the Vichada Department, Colombia8Venezuelan soldiers in a border garrison were killed by an ELN guerrillas commanded by a Venezuelan National Guard deserter.
1995, 23 JuneCaracas5Hostage crisis. Eight wounded.
La Planta massacre1996, 22 OctoberCaracas29at least 29 inmates were burned to death in La Planta prison in Caracas, after members of the Guardia Nacional, locked them into an overcrowded cell and threw tear-gas canisters into it, which set it on fire.
Llaguno Overpass events 2002, 11 AprilCaracas19Shootout between the Metropolitan Police and pro-government gunmen during an opposition march to the presidential Miraflores Palace.
2005, 27 NovemberCaracas3College students killed by police officers. Three wounded.
2009, 22 SeptemberEl Valle Parish, Caracas10Officers from the now defunct murdered ten young women identified as alleged members of a criminal gang that operated in different areas of the parish.
Los Maniceros massacre2009, OctoberLa Tala, Táchira state11Kidnapping of a Colombian amateur association football team.
Yare prison riot2012, 20 AugustYare I prison complex, Miranda state25Armed prisoners in the Yare I prison complex, an overcrowded prison in Miranda state near Caracas, rioted. A shootout between two groups resulted in the deaths of 25 people, one of them a visitor
Uribana prison riot2013, 25 JanuaryBarquisimeto, Lara state61Prison riot. One hundred and twenty wounded.
2013, 4 JulyCoro, Falcón state2Shooting of the National Guard of a woman and her daughters. The mother and one of the daughters were killed, while the two remaining daughters were helped shortly afterwards.
2013, 16 SeptemberSabaneta, Zulia state16Gang violence in prison. Forty eight wounded.
Altagracia massacre2014, 10 November, Guárico state11Ambush by El Picure gang
2016 Tumeremo massacre2016, 8 MarchTumeremo, Bolívar state4Disappearance of twenty eight miners. Twenty four miners remain missing.
2016, 21 MarchCaracas10Gang violence. Fourteen wounded.
2016, LateBarlovento, Miranda state12Disappearance by a operative. On 25 November common graves were found in the area by the CICPC.
2016, 11 NovemberCariaco, Sucre state9Massacre of fishermen. 3 wounded.
2017, 15 AugustPuerto Ayacucho, Amazonas state39At least 39 people died in a jail riot in Venezuela's southern state of Amazonas
El Junquito massacre2018, 15 JanuaryEl Junquito10Rebel leader Óscar Alberto Pérez, six rebels and three officials killed.
August 2018 Tumeremo massacre2018, 26 AugustTumeremo, Bolívar state12+
Valencia, Venezuela fire2018, 28 MarchValencia, Carabobo69a fire broke out during a prison riot in the cells at the Carabobo state police headquarters in Valencia, The fire killed at least 69 people and injured scores of others.
October 2018 Tumeremo massacre2018, 14–16 OctoberTumeremo, Bolívar state7+
Amazonas ambush2018, November 4Amazonas (Venezuelan state)33 Venezuelan border guards were killed and 10 were wounded in a suspected ELN rebel attack
Acarigua prison riot2019, 24 MayAcarigua, Portuguesa29At least 29 prisoners are killed during a prison riot in Acarigua
Kumarakapay massacre2019, 22 FebruarySan Francisco de Yuruaní, Bolívar (state)11-25Massacre of Pemon civilians by the Venezuelan Army. Part of the Pemon conflict.
Guanare prison riot2020, 1 MayGuanare, Portuguesa state47A riot and attempted escape attempt leaves 47 dead and 75 injured in the Centro Penitenciario de los Llanos in Guanare
La Vega raid2021, 8 JanuaryCaracas23Police raid to take control of La Vega Parish, which was controlled by the El Loco gang.