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Intentional homicide rate2021

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 data116 / 217No observation: 101
First-ranked country or territoryBahrain0.07 per 100,000 people

Top 10

per 100,000 people · 2021
01Bahrain
0.07
02Singapore
0.11
03Japan
0.23
04Oman
0.24
05Hong Kong SAR China
0.31
06Qatar
0.32
07Malta
0.38
08Slovenia
0.43
09Macao SAR China
0.43
10Ireland
0.44

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Intentional homicide rate · 2021 · per 100,000 people
RankCountry / territoryValue (per 100,000 people)Year
01Bahrain0.072021
02Singapore0.112021
03Japan0.232021
04Oman0.242021
05Hong Kong SAR China0.312021
06Qatar0.322021
07Malta0.382021
08Slovenia0.432021
09Macao SAR China0.432021
10Ireland0.442021
11Czechia0.452021
12United Arab Emirates0.452021
13South Korea0.472021
14Switzerland0.482021
15Italy0.512021
16Norway0.542021
17Iceland0.542021
18Spain0.612021
19Luxembourg0.622021
20Denmark0.632021
21Palestinian Territories0.662021
22Malaysia0.712021
23Netherlands0.712021
24Poland0.722021
25Austria0.722021
26Australia0.742021
27North Macedonia0.762021
28Hungary0.772021
29Portugal0.792021
30Germany0.832021
31Croatia0.842021
32Greece0.842021
33Bosnia & Herzegovina0.992021
34Slovakia1.012021
35Jordan1.032021
36Belgium1.082021
37Sweden1.082021
38France1.112021
39United Kingdom1.122021
40Serbia1.132021
41New Zealand1.162021
42Cyprus1.212021
43Romania1.272021
44Finland1.282021
45Bulgaria1.292021
46Uzbekistan1.42021
47Algeria1.552021
48Azerbaijan1.72021
49Fiji1.752021
50Ghana1.852021
51Kosovo1.892021
52Israel1.932021
53Morocco1.942021
54Estonia1.952021
55Canada2.082021
56Moldova2.182021
57Albania2.322021
58Montenegro2.482021
59Türkiye2.52021
60Lithuania2.582021
61Mauritius2.662021
62Kazakhstan2.852021
63India2.922021
64Latvia3.022021
65Armenia3.142021
66Bolivia3.52021
67Ukraine3.782021
68Pakistan3.792021
69Afghanistan4.032021
70Seychelles4.072021
71Grenada4.282021
72Argentina4.622021
73Chile4.662021
74Liechtenstein5.122021
75Kenya5.252021
76Suriname5.662021
77Mongolia6.172021
78Zimbabwe6.222021
79Russia6.772021
80United States6.782021
81Paraguay7.852021
82Uganda8.522021
83Peru8.62021
84Uruguay9.012021
85Dominican Republic10.542021
86Bermuda10.832021
87Namibia11.212021
88Barbados11.342021
89Nicaragua11.352021
90Botswana11.372021
91Costa Rica11.622021
92Eswatini12.512021
93Panama12.662021
94Ecuador14.122021
95Haiti14.22021
96Dominica14.882021
97Guyana16.062021
98Antigua & Barbuda17.332021
99El Salvador17.342021
100Venezuela19.282021
101Puerto Rico19.432021
102Guatemala20.252021
103Brazil20.52021
104Colombia25.582021
105Mexico27.972021
106Myanmar (Burma)28.662021
107St. Kitts & Nevis29.942021
108Bahamas30.022021
109Trinidad & Tobago30.112021
110Turks & Caicos Islands30.942021
111St. Vincent & Grenadines31.122021
112Belize31.622021
113Honduras38.22021
114St. Lucia39.212021
115South Africa40.942021
116Jamaica51.942021
116 / 116 · Economies with data

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 (101)

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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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