Between June 1 and August 31, 2025, the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) recorded 2,123 victims of intentional homicide nationwide, including 161 women, 16 girls, and 29 boys—a 10% decrease compared to the 2,364 victims recorded between March and May. However, the number of intentional homicides rose dramatically in the Artibonite and Centre departments, with 1,303 victims reported between January and August, compared to 419 during the same period in 2024—a 210% increase, according to the BINUH report presented to the UN Security Council on October 14, 2025.

In Kenscoff, gangs intensified their attacks on farming villages in an effort to expand territorial control, digging trenches to block police armored vehicles. In July and August, four police officers were killed, at least ten were injured, three armored vehicles were destroyed, and the Furcy police station was set on fire. During the same period, 22 residents (11 men, 10 women, and 1 child) were killed and 9 men injured. On August 19, the accidental explosion of a drone killed two police officers and injured six others. Gang members also temporarily seized a strategic communications site belonging to the National Civil Aviation Office, which was retaken by the police on August 25, according to the report.