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Intentional homicide rate2020

Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 people, from UNODC and distributed by the World Bank. The default ranking is lowest first. This is not an overall crime rate or travel-safety score. Registration systems and reporting completeness differ between coun

World Bank · UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Comparable ranking year2022Latest published year: 2023
Economies with data129 / 217No observation: 88
First-ranked country or territorySingapore0.18 per 100,000 people

Top 10

per 100,000 people · 2020
01Singapore
0.18
02Kuwait
0.25
03Japan
0.25
04Macao SAR China
0.29
05Hong Kong SAR China
0.29
06Oman
0.31
07Vanuatu
0.33
08Palestinian Territories
0.36
09Qatar
0.43
10Italy
0.48

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Intentional homicide rate · 2020 · per 100,000 people
RankCountry / territoryValue (per 100,000 people)Year
01Singapore0.182020
02Kuwait0.252020
03Japan0.252020
04Macao SAR China0.292020
05Hong Kong SAR China0.292020
06Oman0.312020
07Vanuatu0.332020
08Palestinian Territories0.362020
09Qatar0.432020
10Italy0.482020
11Luxembourg0.482020
12China0.52020
13Slovenia0.522020
14Switzerland0.542020
15Norway0.582020
16North Macedonia0.592020
17South Korea0.592020
18Ireland0.622020
19Netherlands0.692020
20United Arab Emirates0.692020
21Spain0.692020
22Poland0.72020
23Austria0.732020
24Greece0.732020
25Czechia0.732020
26Malaysia0.752020
27Portugal0.782020
28Hungary0.822020
29Denmark0.822020
30Australia0.862020
31Tajikistan0.892020
32Germany0.942020
33United Kingdom0.952020
34Jordan0.992020
35Bulgaria12020
36Mauritania12020
37Croatia1.012020
38New Zealand1.032020
39France1.052020
40Cyprus1.152020
41Slovakia1.152020
42Sweden1.22020
43Serbia1.222020
44Bosnia & Herzegovina1.32020
45Uzbekistan1.342020
46Malta1.352020
47Iceland1.362020
48Romania1.452020
49Algeria1.482020
50Israel1.672020
51Ghana1.742020
52Kyrgyzstan1.752020
53Finland1.752020
54Canada22020
55Kosovo2.112020
56Albania2.122020
57Nepal2.132020
58Azerbaijan2.152020
59Sierra Leone2.222020
60Lebanon2.242020
61Bhutan2.472020
62Türkiye2.492020
63Liechtenstein2.582020
64Andorra2.582020
65Armenia2.592020
66Mauritius2.732020
67Morocco2.932020
68India2.942020
69Fiji2.952020
70Montenegro2.962020
71Myanmar (Burma)2.962020
72Moldova3.032020
73Kazakhstan3.112020
74Estonia3.162020
75Pakistan3.552020
76Kenya3.562020
77Rwanda3.612020
78Lithuania3.612020
79Bolivia3.622020
80Latvia3.682020
81Tanzania3.752020
82Ukraine3.82020
83Cayman Islands4.372020
84Cameroon4.592020
85Tunisia4.692020
86Zimbabwe5.022020
87Argentina5.352020
88Chile5.762020
89Peru5.82020
90Mongolia6.232020
91United States6.352020
92Afghanistan6.582020
93Cape Verde6.992020
94Paraguay7.282020
95Russia7.312020
96Seychelles7.482020
97Ecuador7.822020
98Dominican Republic8.732020
99Suriname8.982020
100Botswana9.342020
101Antigua & Barbuda9.82020
102Uganda10.032020
103Uruguay10.032020
104Bermuda10.872020
105Namibia11.12020
106Costa Rica11.322020
107Haiti11.382020
108Panama11.652020
109Grenada12.032020
110Barbados14.552020
111Puerto Rico16.972020
112Guatemala18.192020
113Bahamas18.442020
114Guyana19.442020
115St. Kitts & Nevis21.342020
116El Salvador21.512020
117Brazil21.812020
118Dominica22.22020
119Colombia22.642020
120Belize26.12020
121Trinidad & Tobago26.942020
122Mexico292020
123St. Lucia29.172020
124Venezuela29.482020
125St. Vincent & Grenadines31.882020
126South Africa32.982020
127Honduras35.72020
128Jamaica47.092020
129Turks & Caicos Islands51.822020
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How this ranking works

For annual statistics, the default is the newest year covering at least 70% of the maximum available country coverage, and at least 20 economies where possible. A ranking uses one year or report edition; missing observations are not replaced with another year. Newer years with lower coverage can be selected.

Intentional homicide rates and peace scores rank from lowest to highest; other indicators rank from highest to lowest. Ranks use original values and competition ranking for ties, for example 1, 2, 2, 4. Filtering or changing display order does not recalculate global ranks. Higher values are not necessarily better.

Statistics reflect the public source snapshot, not live measurements. Some series are modeled estimates or multi-year averages. See original metadata.

No observation (88)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 people, from UNODC and distributed by the World Bank. The default ranking is lowest first. This is not an overall crime rate or travel-safety score. Registration systems and reporting completeness differ between countries.
Unit
per 100,000 people
Source & definition
World Bank · UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) · VC.IHR.PSRC.P5
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Original metadata
An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.

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  "sourceNote": "An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.",
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