Homicide rate - Country rankings
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
Homicides per 100,000 people, 2017:
The average for 2017 based on 18 countries was 23.6 homicides per 100,000 people. The highest value was in El Salvador: 61.8 homicides per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Canada: 1.8 homicides per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2017. 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, 2017 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 61.8 | 1 | 1994 - 2017 |
| Jamaica | 57 | 2 | 1990 - 2017 |
| Honduras | 41.7 | 3 | 1990 - 2017 |
| Belize | 37.9 | 4 | 2000 - 2017 |
| Bahamas | 30.9 | 5 | 1990 - 2017 |
| Saint Lucia | 29.6 | 6 | 1990 - 2017 |
| Guatemala | 26.1 | 7 | 1992 - 2017 |
| Dominica | 25.7 | 8 | 1998 - 2017 |
| Mexico | 24.8 | 9 | 1990 - 2017 |
| Puerto Rico | 18.5 | 10 | 1990 - 2017 |
| Costa Rica | 12.3 | 11 | 1990 - 2017 |
| Domin. Rep. | 11.3 | 12 | 1991 - 2017 |
| Grenada | 11.1 | 13 | 2000 - 2017 |
| Barbados | 10.5 | 14 | 1990 - 2017 |
| Panama | 9.7 | 15 | 1990 - 2017 |
| Bermuda | 8.2 | 16 | 1990 - 2017 |
| USA | 5.3 | 17 | 1990 - 2017 |
| Canada | 1.8 | 18 | 1990 - 2017 |
Definition: Number of homicides per 100,000 people per year.
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