List of massacres in Venezuela

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Venezuela (numbers may be approximate):

Name	Date	Location	Deaths	Notes
Altagracia massacre	2014, 10 November	Altagracia de Orituco, Guárico state	11	Ambush by El Picure gang
Barlovento massacre	2016, Late	Barlovento, Miranda state	12	Disappearance by a Operación Liberación del Pueblo operative. On 25 November common graves were found in the area by the CICPC.
Cantaura massacre	1982, 4 October	Cantaura, Anzoátegui state	23	Guerilla fighters killed.
Caracazo	1989, 27 February	Caracas	246-2000+	Wave of protests, riots and lootings in the capital Caracas and nearby towns where martial law was imposed and many protesters were killed by security forces.
Cararabo massacre	1995, 25 February	Frontier with the Vichada Department, Colombia	8	Venezuelan soldiers in a border garrison were killed by an ELN guerrillas commanded by a Venezuelan National Guard deserter.
Cariaco massacre	2016, 11 November	Cariaco, Sucre state	9	Massacre of fishermen. Four wounded.
Coro massacre	2013, 4 July	Coro, Falcón state	2	Shooting 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.
El Junquito massacre	2018, 15 January	El Junquito	10	Rebel leader Óscar Alberto Pérez, six rebels and three officials killed.
El Valle massacre	2016, 21 March	Caracas	10	Gang violence. Fourteen wounded.
Llaguno Overpass events (El Silencio massacre)	2002, 11 April	Caracas	19	Shootout between the Metropolitan Police and pro-government gunmen during an opposition march to the presidential Miraflores Palace.
Kennedy massacre	2005, 27 November	Caracas	3	College students killed by police officers. Three wounded.
Los Maniceros massacre	2009, October	La Tala, Táchira state	11	Kidnapping of a Colombian amateur association football team.
Massacre of El Amparo	1988, 29 October	El Amparo, Apure state	14	Massacre of fishermen near the village of El Amparo.
Retén de Catia massacre	1992, 27 November	Retén de Catia, Caracas	63-200+	Massacre by the National Guard and the Metropolitan Police of prison inmates during the second 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt
Sabaneta massacre	2013, 16 September	Sabaneta, Zulia state	16	Gang violence in prison. Forty eight wounded.
San Román Tragedy	1995, 23 June	Caracas	5	Hostage crisis. Eight wounded.
Terrazas del Ávila hostage crisis	1996, 15 April	Caracas	2	Hostage crisis. Three wounded.
2016 Tumeremo massacre	2016, 8 March	Tumeremo, Bolívar state	4	Disappearance of twenty eight miners. Twenty four miners remain missing.
October 2018 Tumeremo massacre	2018, 14–16 October	Tumeremo, Bolívar state	7+
August 2018 Tumeremo massacre	2018, 26 August	Tumeremo, Bolívar state	12+
Uribana massacre	2013, 25 January	Barquisimeto, Lara state	61	Prison riot. One hundred and twenty wounded.
Yumare massacre	1986, 8 May	Yaracuy state	9	Massacre of members of the subversive group Punto Cero by the DISIP.