Homicide rate - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Homicides per 100,000 people, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 103 countries was 7.7 homicides per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Jamaica: 53.1 homicides per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Qatar: 0.1 homicides per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: homicides per 100,000 people; Source: The UN office on drugs and crime
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Countries Homicide rate, 2022 Global rank Available data
Jamaica 53.1 1 1990 - 2023
South Africa 43.7 2 1994 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 41.2 3 1990 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 40.4 4 2000 - 2022
Saint Lucia 36.9 5 1990 - 2023
Honduras 35 6 1990 - 2023
Bahamas 32.2 7 1990 - 2022
Dominica 28.4 8 1998 - 2023
Belize 28.1 9 2000 - 2022
Ecuador 27.4 10 1990 - 2023
Mexico 25.9 11 1990 - 2023
Colombia 24.9 12 1990 - 2023
Guatemala 22 13 1992 - 2023
Brazil 20.1 14 1990 - 2023
Haiti 19 15 2007 - 2023
Puerto Rico 17.6 16 1990 - 2023
Guyana 15.9 17 1990 - 2023
Barbados 15.2 18 1990 - 2023
Bermuda 13.9 19 1990 - 2023
Costa Rica 12.9 20 1990 - 2023
Venezuela 12.6 21 1990 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 12.4 22 1991 - 2023
Panama 11.3 23 1990 - 2023
Uruguay 11.3 24 1990 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 10.8 25 1990 - 2023
Uganda 8.8 26 1995 - 2023
Seychelles 8 27 2004 - 2022
El Salvador 7.9 28 1994 - 2022
Paraguay 7.6 29 2000 - 2023
Suriname 7.2 30 2000 - 2023
Cameroon 6.8 31 2000 - 2022
Chile 6.8 32 2003 - 2023
Grenada 6.8 33 2000 - 2023
Zimbabwe 6.8 34 1990 - 2022
USA 6.5 35 1990 - 2023
Mongolia 6 36 2003 - 2023
Kenya 4.9 37 2004 - 2022
Argentina 4.3 38 2001 - 2023
Pakistan 4.1 39 1990 - 2023
Bolivia 4 40 2015 - 2023
Burma 3.9 41 1990 - 2023
Fiji 3.9 42 1990 - 2023
Latvia 3.6 43 1992 - 2023
India 2.8 44 1990 - 2022
Armenia 2.7 45 1990 - 2023
Kazakhstan 2.6 46 1990 - 2022
Montenegro 2.6 47 2002 - 2023
Turkey 2.6 48 2003 - 2023
Moldova 2.5 49 1990 - 2023
Lithuania 2.4 50 1990 - 2023
Canada 2.3 51 1990 - 2023
Mauritius 2.3 52 1990 - 2022
Azerbaijan 1.8 53 1990 - 2023
Ghana 1.8 54 2001 - 2022
Albania 1.7 55 1992 - 2023
Algeria 1.7 56 2006 - 2023
Morocco 1.7 57 1990 - 2023
Israel 1.6 58 1990 - 2022
Estonia 1.5 59 1990 - 2023
Luxembourg 1.5 60 1994 - 2022
Malta 1.5 61 1990 - 2023
New Zealand 1.5 62 1990 - 2022
Romania 1.3 63 1990 - 2023
Finland 1.2 64 1990 - 2023
France 1.2 65 1990 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 1.1 66 1990 - 2023
Bulgaria 1.1 67 1990 - 2023
Greece 1.1 68 1990 - 2023
Iceland 1.1 69 1996 - 2023
Jordan 1.1 70 1990 - 2023
Serbia 1.1 71 2000 - 2023
Sweden 1.1 72 1990 - 2023
Denmark 1 73 1990 - 2023
Hungary 1 74 1990 - 2023
North Macedonia 1 75 1998 - 2023
Austria 0.9 76 1990 - 2023
Ireland 0.9 77 1990 - 2023
Australia 0.8 78 1990 - 2023
Croatia 0.8 79 1990 - 2023
Czechia 0.8 80 1994 - 2023
Germany 0.8 81 1990 - 2023
Netherlands 0.8 82 1990 - 2023
Slovakia 0.8 83 1990 - 2023
Malaysia 0.7 84 1990 - 2023
Poland 0.7 85 1990 - 2023
Portugal 0.7 86 1990 - 2022
Spain 0.7 87 1990 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.7 88 2010 - 2022
Cyprus 0.6 89 1990 - 2023
Palestine 0.6 90 1995 - 2022
Slovenia 0.6 91 1990 - 2023
Italy 0.5 92 1990 - 2023
Norway 0.5 93 1990 - 2023
South Korea 0.5 94 1990 - 2023
Switzerland 0.5 95 1990 - 2023
Hong Kong 0.4 96 1990 - 2023
Indonesia 0.3 97 1998 - 2022
Macao 0.3 98 1991 - 2023
Oman 0.3 99 2002 - 2023
Bahrain 0.2 100 1995 - 2022
Japan 0.2 101 1990 - 2023
Qatar 0.1 102 1990 - 2022
Singapore 0.1 103 1990 - 2023


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Definition: Number of homicides per 100,000 people per year.

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1. Jamaica
2. South Africa
3. St. Vincent & ...
4. Tr.&Tobago
5. Saint Lucia
6. Honduras
7. Bahamas
8. Dominica
9. Belize
10. Ecuador
11. Mexico
12. Colombia
13. Guatemala
14. Brazil
15. Haiti
16. Puerto Rico
17. Guyana
18. Barbados
19. Bermuda
20. Costa Rica
21. Venezuela
22. Domin. Rep.
23. Panama
24. Uruguay
25. Ant.& Barb.
26. Uganda
27. Seychelles
28. El Salvador
29. Paraguay
30. Suriname
31. Cameroon
32. Chile
33. Grenada
34. Zimbabwe
35. USA
36. Mongolia
37. Kenya
38. Argentina
39. Pakistan
40. Bolivia
41. Burma
42. Fiji
43. Latvia
44. India
45. Armenia
46. Kazakhstan
47. Montenegro
48. Turkey
49. Moldova
50. Lithuania
51. Canada
52. Mauritius
53. Azerbaijan
54. Ghana
55. Albania
56. Algeria
57. Morocco
58. Israel
59. Estonia
60. Luxembourg
61. Malta
62. New Zealand
63. Romania
64. Finland
65. France
66. Bosnia & Herz.
67. Bulgaria
68. Greece
69. Iceland
70. Jordan
71. Serbia
72. Sweden
73. Denmark
74. Hungary
75. North Macedonia
76. Austria
77. Ireland
78. Australia
79. Croatia
80. Czechia
81. Germany
82. Netherlands
83. Slovakia
84. Malaysia
85. Poland
86. Portugal
87. Spain
88. UA Emirates
89. Cyprus
90. Palestine
91. Slovenia
92. Italy
93. Norway
94. South Korea
95. Switzerland
96. Hong Kong
97. Indonesia
98. Macao
99. Oman
100. Bahrain
101. Japan
102. Qatar
103. Singapore
53.1
43.7
41.2
40.4
36.9
35.0
32.2
28.4
28.1
27.4
25.9
24.9
22.0
20.1
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17.6
15.9
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13.9
12.9
12.6
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39.8
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