Kill rate by country

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The statistics of the homicide rate by country (also known as homicide rate or homicide rate ) show the number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants ( frequency ). The list is based on data from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC for short) based in Vienna. The latest figures currently available (end of 2019) relate to 2017 or earlier. The killing rate is a meaningful indicator of a country's security level.

A homicide is defined by the UNODC as the willful death of one person as a result of the violent, wrongful act of another person. It is irrelevant here whether the intent was already killing or whether the victim was only intended to be injured. Attempted non-fatal killings are not included in the statistics. The killings statistically recorded by the UNODC do not include:

  • all acts of war or warlike nature,
  • fatal injuries in connection with official measures to maintain security
  • Suicides including active euthanasia
  • negligent homicides as well
  • Acts of self-defense resulting in death.

It is difficult to differentiate between politically motivated homicides (e.g. assassinations), which are included in the statistics, and acts of war or police activities, which are not counted. The UNODC definition is not binding in all countries; it can be handled differently in individual countries when collecting local data.

An international comparison of countries with warlike or warlike acts is difficult. Typically, crime rates drop during wars and resume the long-term pattern shortly afterwards.

The reliability of the underlying national data is unstable. Even the collection of the data can be incomplete. It cannot be ruled out that statistical reports are embellished in individual cases for political reasons. For individual countries, only estimates are available that are made, for example, on the basis of data from the World Health Organization (WHO). The general rule is that in the event of death, an intentional homicide is not always recognized. One has to assume that there is an unreported number and that the true number of homicides is higher. Nevertheless, a meaningful picture emerges in a country comparison.

Homicides per 100,000 population in 2012.
  • 0-1
  • 1-2
  • 2-5
  • 5-10
  • 10-20
  • > 20
  • Long-term trends show a drastic decline

    The list below and the geographic distribution above show a snapshot. It should also be noted that homicides appear to be subject to a long-term, downward trend. There are no statistics for murders over centuries. However, there are recordings in different places at different times. In 2003, Cambridge professor Manuel Eisner published a study that summarizes such data. The graph below is based largely on Eisner's numbers. In addition, Our World in Data has made additions and updates. The values ​​are given per 100,000 inhabitants per year ( frequency number ).

    There has been a drastic decrease in murder rates since the end of the Middle Ages . Italy had historically above average numbers. Today, however, the values ​​are at the level of northern European countries.

    Results of the global UNODC study

    According to the study (as of 2012), nearly half a million people (437,000) in the world lose their lives every year as a result of deliberate killing. The global kill rate is 6.2 per 100,000 people. Of the deaths, North, Central and South America accounted for 36% (rate 16.3), 31% in Africa (rate 12.5), 28% in Asia (rate 2.9) and 5% in Europe (rate 3 , 0) and 0.3% on Oceania (rate 3.0).

    The figures for the development of the past are only available in fragments in the present UNODC statistics. For individual countries there are additional figures from the OECD for the last ten or twenty years . Overall, according to UNODC, the following picture emerges for the last five years: In Europe, North America and Asia, a slightly declining trend is predominantly discernible. The exception, however, is Eastern Europe. In Central and South America, the numbers in many countries remain at an unchanged high level. In Africa, an increase has been recorded in most regions, with southern Africa in some cases being an exception. The numerical basis for development in Africa is, however, incomplete.

    Of the world population of around 7.1 billion people (as of 2012), 11% live in countries with a killing rate of 20 and more, while 41% of the world population lives in countries with a killing rate of 3 and less. The proportion of male victims is relatively high at 79%. It is noticeable that almost half of the victims were between the ages of 15 and 29. These two statistical abnormalities are largely present worldwide.

    List of kill rates by country

    The following figures mostly come from the UNODC study. For the last available reporting year (mostly 2012 to 2018), the table contains the number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants and year ( frequency ), as well as the absolute number of homicides (number of homicides) per country . Countries are sorted according to the killing rate and, if the rate is identical, according to the number of kills. 210 countries and territories were recorded.

    In El Salvador , which has been at the top of the list for several years , there has been a marked improvement for three years in a row, so that its rate fell from 103 in 2015 to 51 in 2018.

    Killing rate and number of homicides per country and year (source: UNODC )
    country Kill rate Number of kills continent Continental region year
    VenezuelaVenezuela Venezuela 81.4 23,047 America South America 2018
    JamaicaJamaica Jamaica 57.0 1,647 America Caribbean 2017
    American Virgin IslandsAmerican Virgin Islands American Virgin Islands 52.6 56 America Caribbean 2013
    El SalvadorEl Salvador El Salvador 51.0 3,340 America Central America 2018
    HondurasHonduras Honduras 41.7 3,864 America Central America 2017
    LesothoLesotho Lesotho 41.3 897 Africa Southern Africa 2016
    BelizeBelize Belize 37.9 142 America Central America 2017
    Saint Vincent GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the Grenadines St. Vincent and the Grenadines 36.5 40 America Caribbean 2016
    South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 35.9 20,336 Africa Southern Africa 2017
    Saint Kitts NevisSt. Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts and Nevis 34.2 18th America Caribbean 2012
    Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 30.9 420 America Caribbean 2015
    BahamasBahamas Bahamas 30.9 122 America Caribbean 2017
    BrazilBrazil Brazil 30.5 63,895 America South America 2017
    Saint LuciaSt. Lucia St. Lucia 29.6 53 America Caribbean 2017
    AnguillaAnguilla Anguilla 27.8 4th America Caribbean 2014
    GuatemalaGuatemala Guatemala 26.1 4,410 America Central America 2017
    DominicaDominica Dominica 25.7 19th America Caribbean 2017
    ColombiaColombia Colombia 24.9 12,237 America South America 2017
    MexicoMexico Mexico 24.8 32,079 America North, Central America 2017
    MontserratMontserrat Montserrat 20.4 1 America Caribbean 2008
    Central African RepublicCentral African Republic Central African Republic 19.8 913 Africa Central Africa 2016
    TuvaluTuvalu Tuvalu 4.2 1 Oceania Polynesia 2012
    Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Puerto Rico 18.5 679 America Caribbean 2017
    BotswanaBotswana Botswana 18.4 368 Africa Southern Africa 2012
    NamibiaNamibia Namibia 17.1 388 Africa Southern Africa 2012
    GuyanaGuyana Guyana 14.8 115 America South America 2017
    South SudanSouth Sudan South Sudan 13.9 1,504 Africa East Africa 2012
    Congo Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of Congo 13.6 10,322 Africa Central Africa 2015
    French GuianaFrench Guiana French Guiana 13.3 30th America South America 2009
    SeychellesSeychelles Seychelles 12.7 12 Africa East Africa 2016
    MozambiqueMozambique Mozambique 12.4 3.133 Africa East Africa 2012
    Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica 12.3 603 America Central America 2017
    Ivory CoastIvory Coast Ivory Coast 11.6 2,688 Africa West Africa 2015
    Cape VerdeCape Verde Cape Verde 11.5 62 Africa West Africa 2016
    Dominican RepublicDominican Republic Dominican Republic 11.3 1,216 America Caribbean 2017
    SudanSudan Sudan 11.2 4.159 Africa North africa 2012
    GrenadaGrenada Grenada 11.1 12 America Caribbean 2017
    UgandaUganda Uganda 11.0 4,735 Africa East Africa 2017
    MaliMali Mali 10.9 1,905 Africa West Africa 2015
    BarbadosBarbados Barbados 10.5 30th America Caribbean 2017
    Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 10.4 713 Oceania Melanesia 2010
    Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 10.3 10 America Caribbean 2012
    HaitiHaiti Haiti 10.0 1,028 America Caribbean 2016
    NigeriaNigeria Nigeria 9.9 17,843 Africa West Africa 2015
    IraqIraq Iraq 9.9 3,339 Asia Middle East 2013
    MauritaniaMauritania Mauritania 9.9 416 Africa West Africa 2015
    PanamaPanama Panama 9.7 397 America Central America 2017
    SwazilandSwaziland Swaziland 9.5 130 Africa Southern Africa 2017
    Congo RepublicRepublic of the Congo Republic of the Congo 9.3 466 Africa Central Africa 2015
    RussiaRussia Russia 9.2 13,293 Europe Eastern Europe 2017
    GambiaGambia Gambia 9.1 181 Africa West Africa 2015
    ChadChad Chad 9.0 1,266 Africa Central Africa 2015
    TogoTogo Togo 9.0 668 Africa West Africa 2015
    ParaguayParaguay Paraguay 8.9 599 America South America 2017
    Guinea-aGuinea Guinea 8.8 1,067 Africa West Africa 2015
    Cayman IslandsCayman Islands Cayman Islands 8.5 5 America Caribbean 2014
    PhilippinesPhilippines Philippines 8.4 8,826 Asia South East Asia 2017
    British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 8.4 2 America Caribbean 2006
    UruguayUruguay Uruguay 8.2 284 America South America 2017
    BermudaBermuda Bermuda 8.2 5 America North America 2017
    EritreaEritrea Eritrea 8.0 390 Africa East Africa 2015
    GabonGabon Gabon 8.0 155 Africa Central Africa 2015
    MadagascarMadagascar Madagascar 7.7 1,863 Africa East Africa 2015
    PeruPeru Peru 7.7 2,487 America South America 2017
    ComorosComoros Comoros 7.7 60 Africa East Africa 2015
    EthiopiaEthiopia Ethiopia 7.6 7,552 Africa East Africa 2015
    KiribatiKiribati Kiribati 7.5 8th Oceania Micronesia 2012
    SenegalSenegal Senegal 7.4 1.105 Africa West Africa 2015
    NicaraguaNicaragua Nicaragua 7.4 453 America Central America 2016
    AfghanistanAfghanistan Afghanistan 7.1 2,515 Asia South asia 2017
    LaosLaos Laos 7.0 467 Asia South East Asia 2015
    YemenYemen Yemen 6.7 1,703 Asia Middle East 2012
    ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe 6.7 981 Africa East Africa 2012
    CambodiaCambodia Cambodia 6.5 964 Asia South East Asia 2012
    DjiboutiDjibouti Djibouti 6.5 60 Africa East Africa 2015
    BoliviaBolivia Bolivia 6.3 686 America South America 2016
    TanzaniaTanzania Tanzania 6.2 3,439 Africa East Africa 2016
    UkraineUkraine Ukraine 6.2 2,751 Europe Eastern Europe 2017
    MongoliaMongolia Mongolia 6.2 191 Asia East asia 2017
    BurundiBurundi Burundi 6.0 635 Africa East Africa 2016
    Turks Islands and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands 5.9 2 America Caribbean 2014
    EcuadorEcuador Ecuador 5.8 972 America South America 2017
    SurinameSuriname Suriname 5.5 31 America South America 2017
    Samoa AmericanAmerican Samoa American Samoa 5.4 3 Oceania Polynesia 2016
    ZambiaZambia Zambia 5.3 853 Africa East Africa 2015
    GreenlandGreenland Greenland 5.3 3 America North America 2016
    ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 5.2 2,289 America South America 2017
    United StatesUnited States United States 5.0 16,214 America North America 2018
    KenyaKenya Kenya 5.0 2,466 Africa East Africa 2017
    KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan 5.0 915 Asia Central Asia 2017
    CubaCuba Cuba 5.0 572 America Caribbean 2016
    AngolaAngola Angola 4.9 1,217 Africa Central Africa 2012
    Micronesia, Federated StatesMicronesia Micronesia 4.7 5 Oceania Micronesia 2015
    LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania 4.5 129 Europe Northern Europe 2017
    Korea NorthNorth Korea North Korea 4.4 1.110 Asia East asia 2016
    NigerNiger Niger 4.4 788 Africa West Africa 2012
    ChileChile Chile 4.3 779 America South America 2017
    SomaliaSomalia Somalia 4.3 599 Africa East Africa 2015
    Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands Solomon Islands 4.3 24 Oceania Melanesia 2012
    PakistanPakistan Pakistan 4.2 8,235 Asia South asia 2017
    KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 4.2 256 Asia Central Asia 2017
    LatviaLatvia Latvia 4.2 81 Europe Northern Europe 2017
    LebanonLebanon Lebanon 4.0 235 Asia Middle East 2016
    BelarusBelarus Belarus 3.6 340 Europe Eastern Europe 2014
    East TimorEast Timor East Timor 3.6 39 Asia South East Asia 2010
    NiueNiue Niue 3.6 1 Oceania Polynesia 2012
    Cook IslandsCook Islands Cook Islands 3.5 1 Oceania Polynesia 2012
    VietnamVietnam Vietnam 3.3 3,037 Asia South East Asia 2012
    Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe 3.3 6th Africa Central Africa 2011
    IndiaIndia India 3.2 42,678 Asia South asia 2016
    TurkeyTurkey Turkey 3.2 3.216 Asia Middle East 2012
    ThailandThailand Thailand 3.2 2,229 Asia South East Asia 2016
    LiberiaLiberia Liberia 3.2 135 Africa West Africa 2012
    Moldova RepublicRepublic of Moldova Moldova 3.2 130 Europe Eastern Europe 2014
    SamoaSamoa Samoa 3.2 6th Oceania Polynesia 2013
    PalauPalau Palau 3.1 1 Oceania Micronesia 2012
    TunisiaTunisia Tunisia 3.0 332 Africa North africa 2012
    AlbaniaAlbania Albania 2.6 68 Europe Southern Europe 2017
    EgyptEgypt Egypt 2.5 2,207 Africa North africa 2012
    IranIran Iran 2.5 1.936 Asia South asia 2014
    RwandaRwanda Rwanda 2.5 293 Africa East Africa 2015
    HungaryHungary Hungary 2.5 242 Europe Eastern Europe 2017
    LibyaLibya Libya 2.5 156 Africa North africa 2015
    GuamGuam Guam 2.5 4th Oceania Micronesia 2011
    ArmeniaArmenia Armenia 2.4 70 Asia Middle East 2017
    MontenegroMontenegro Montenegro 2.4 15th Europe Southern Europe 2017
    MyanmarMyanmar Myanmar 2.3 1,198 Asia South East Asia 2016
    Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka 2.3 486 Asia South asia 2017
    Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 2.3 27 Africa Central Africa 2015
    FijiFiji Fiji 2.3 20th Oceania Melanesia 2014
    BangladeshBangladesh Bangladesh 2.2 3,549 Asia South asia 2017
    NepalNepal Nepal 2.2 627 Asia South asia 2016
    SyriaSyria Syria 2.2 463 Asia Middle East 2010
    EstoniaEstonia Estonia 2.2 29 Europe Northern Europe 2017
    MoroccoMorocco Morocco 2.1 761 Africa North africa 2017
    MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia 2.1 627 Asia South East Asia 2013
    GhanaGhana Ghana 2.1 609 Africa West Africa 2017
    KosovoKosovo Kosovo 2.1 38 Europe Southern Europe 2016
    VanuatuVanuatu Vanuatu 2.1 6th Oceania Melanesia 2015
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Azerbaijan 2.0 201 Asia Middle East 2017
    ArubaAruba Aruba 1.9 2 America Caribbean 2014
    CanadaCanada Canada 1.8 660 America North America 2017
    KuwaitKuwait Kuwait 1.8 61 Asia Middle East 2012
    MauritiusMauritius Mauritius 1.8 23 Africa East Africa 2016
    MalawiMalawi Malawi 1.7 279 Africa East Africa 2012
    BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1.7 193 Europe Western Europe 2017
    Sierra LeoneSierra Leone Sierra Leone 1.7 124 Africa West Africa 2015
    TajikistanTajikistan Tajikistan 1.6 126 Asia Central Asia 2011
    BhutanBhutan Bhutan 1.6 13 Asia South asia 2017
    RomaniaRomania Romania 1.5 286 Europe Eastern Europe 2017
    BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria 1.5 103 Europe Eastern Europe 2017
    SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 1.5 80 Europe Eastern Europe 2017
    North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia North Macedonia 1.5 31 Europe Southern Europe 2017
    AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria 1.4 542 Africa North africa 2015
    CameroonCameroon Cameroon 1.4 341 Africa Central Africa 2017
    JordanJordan Jordan 1.4 133 Asia Middle East 2017
    IsraelIsrael Israel 1.4 110 Asia Middle East 2015
    FranceFrance France 1.3 824 Europe Western Europe 2017
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 1.3 419 Asia Middle East 2017
    Burkina FasoBurkina Faso Burkina Faso 1.3 240 Africa West Africa 2017
    NauruNauru Nauru 1.3 1 Oceania Micronesia 2012
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 1.2 803 Europe Northern Europe 2017
    FinlandFinland Finland 1.2 69 Europe Northern Europe 2017
    Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.2 42 Europe Southern Europe 2017
    UzbekistanUzbekistan Uzbekistan 1.1 363 Asia Central Asia 2017
    BeninBenin Benin 1.1 126 Africa West Africa 2017
    SwedenSweden Sweden 1.1 113 Europe Northern Europe 2017
    SerbiaSerbia Serbia 1.1 94 Europe Southern Europe 2017
    DenmarkDenmark Denmark 1.1 71 Europe Northern Europe 2017
    CroatiaCroatia Croatia 1.1 46 Europe Southern Europe 2017
    Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 1.1 21st Africa West Africa 2017
    GermanyGermany Germany 0.7 545 Europe Western Europe 2019
    GeorgiaGeorgia Georgia 1.0 39 Asia Middle East 2016
    TongaTonga Tonga 1.0 1 Oceania Polynesia 2012
    IrelandIreland Ireland 0.9 41 Europe Northern Europe 2017
    SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia 0.9 19th Europe Southern Europe 2017
    MaltaMalta Malta 0.9 4th Europe Southern Europe 2015
    IcelandIceland Iceland 0.9 3 Europe Northern Europe 2017
    PolandPoland Poland 0.8 287 Europe Eastern Europe 2017
    AustraliaAustralia Australia 0.8 203 Oceania Australasia 2017
    TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan 0.8 192 Asia East asia 2016
    NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 0.8 132 Europe Western Europe 2017
    LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg 0.8 4th Europe Western Europe 2014
    MaldivesMaldives Maldives 0.8 3 Asia South asia 2013
    ItalyItaly Italy 0.7 400 Europe Southern Europe 2016
    SpainSpain Spain 0.7 307 Europe Southern Europe 2017
    GreeceGreece Greece 0.7 82 Europe Southern Europe 2017
    PortugalPortugal Portugal 0.7 76 Europe Southern Europe 2017
    AustriaAustria Austria 0.7 57 Europe Western Europe 2016
    New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 0.7 35 Oceania Australasia 2017
    Palastina autonomous areasPalestine Palestine 0.7 33 Asia Middle East 2016
    San MarinoSan Marino San Marino 0.7 1 Europe Southern Europe 2012
    China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 0.6 7,990 Asia East asia 2017
    Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea 0.6 301 Asia East asia 2017
    Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 0.6 65 Europe Eastern Europe 2016
    Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus Cyprus 0.6 7th Asia Middle East 2017
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 0.5 44 Asia Middle East 2017
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 0.5 45 Europe Western Europe 2017
    NorwayNorway Norway 0.5 28 Europe Northern Europe 2017
    OmanOman Oman 0.5 24 Asia Middle East 2017
    BahrainBahrain Bahrain 0.5 7th Asia Middle East 2014
    BruneiBrunei Brunei 0.5 2 Asia South East Asia 2013
    IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia 0.4 1,150 Asia South East Asia 2017
    QatarQatar Qatar 0.4 9 Asia Middle East 2014
    Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong 0.3 24 Asia East asia 2017
    MacauMacau Macau 0.3 2 Asia East asia 2017
    JapanJapan Japan 0.2 306 Asia East asia 2017
    SingaporeSingapore Singapore 0.2 11 Asia South East Asia 2017
    AndorraAndorra Andorra 0.0 0 Europe Southern Europe 2015
    LiechtensteinLiechtenstein Liechtenstein 0.0 0 Europe Western Europe 2016
    MonacoMonaco Monaco 0.0 0 Europe Western Europe 2015
    Vatican cityVatican Vatican city 0.0 0 Europe Southern Europe 2016
    world 6.1 463.821 2017
    • 1 Due to the low population, the number of killings was estimated to be less than two.

    Development of the killing rates in different countries (1990-2015)

    The following list gives an overview of the development of the death rate per 100,000 inhabitants in various countries for which data are available between 1990 and 2015. The data come from the UNODC.

    country 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
    EgyptEgypt Egypt 0.5 0.7 2.2
    AlbaniaAlbania Albania 8.3 4.2 5.0 4.3 2.8
    AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria 0.6 0.7 1.4
    ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 5.8 5.8 6.6
    ArmeniaArmenia Armenia 5.0 3.6 3.0 1.9 1.9 2.6
    AustraliaAustralia Australia 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.3 1.0 1.0
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Azerbaijan 4.5 5.7 2.8 2.2 2.3 2.3
    BangladeshBangladesh Bangladesh 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5
    BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1.0 1.4 2.1 2.1 1.7 2.0
    BrazilBrazil Brazil 19.6 20.9 23.7 23.3 22.0 28.4
    BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria 2.6 5.9 4.2 2.6 2.0 1.8
    ChileChile Chile 3.6 3.2 3.4
    China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 2.2 2.1 1.6 1.0 0.7
    Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica 4.5 5.2 6.3 7.9 11.6 11.6
    DenmarkDenmark Denmark 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.1
    GermanyGermany Germany 1.5 1.7 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.8
    Dominican RepublicDominican Republic Dominican Republic 12.8 14.1 25.9 25.0 16.3
    EcuadorEcuador Ecuador 8.7 12.0 14.5 15.4 17.6 6.5
    El SalvadorEl Salvador El Salvador 142.2 60.5 64.4 64.7 105.4
    EstoniaEstonia Estonia 7.5 17.2 10.2 8.3 5.3 3.4
    FinlandFinland Finland 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.3 2.2 1.5
    FranceFrance France 2.4 2.3 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.6
    GhanaGhana Ghana 1.8 1.7 1.9
    GreeceGreece Greece 1.0 1.4 1.2 1.5 0.8
    GuatemalaGuatemala Guatemala 31.3 24.9 40.8 40.7 29.4
    HondurasHonduras Honduras 10.0 26.9 48.7 43.6 76.1 57.5
    Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong 2.4 1.2 1.6 1.0 1.0 0.7
    IndiaIndia India 5.1 4.8 4.6 3.9 3.8 3.4
    IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia 1.0 0.4 0.6
    IrelandIreland Ireland 0.5 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.2 0.7
    IsraelIsrael Israel 3.3 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.0 1.4
    ItalyItaly Italy 3.1 1.8 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.8
    JapanJapan Japan 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3
    CanadaCanada Canada 2.4 2.0 1.8 2.1 1.6 1.7
    KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan 8.9 15.3 15.4 8.5 4.8
    KenyaKenya Kenya 3.0 4.7 4.8
    ColombiaColombia Colombia 71.0 59.6 65.7 41.8 33.7 26.5
    CubaCuba Cuba 7.8 5.3 6.1 4.5 5.4
    LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania 4.9 13.8 10.6 11.1 7.0 5.9
    MoroccoMorocco Morocco 0.4 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.2
    MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia 1.7 1.9 2.4 2.4 1.9
    MexicoMexico Mexico 17.0 16.6 10.6 9.1 22.0 16.5
    MyanmarMyanmar Myanmar 5.0 3.7 2.3 1.4 1.6 2.2
    NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.6
    New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 1.9 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.0 1.0
    NorwayNorway Norway 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.5
    AustriaAustria Austria 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.5
    PakistanPakistan Pakistan 7.6 6.4 6.4 7.7 5.0
    PhilippinesPhilippines Philippines 15.0 7.4 7.5 9.2 9.5
    PolandPoland Poland 1.8 2.2 2.2 1.4 1.0 0.8
    PortugalPortugal Portugal 1.6 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.0
    RomaniaRomania Romania 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.1 2.0 1.5
    RussiaRussia Russia 14.3 30.5 28.1 24.8 13.1 11.6
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 0.8 1.2 1.5
    SwedenSweden Sweden 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.1
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.7
    SerbiaSerbia Serbia 2.4 1.6 1.4 1.2
    SingaporeSingapore Singapore 1.6 1.6 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.3
    SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 1.8 2.4 2.4 1.7 1.5 0.8
    SpainSpain Spain 1.2 1.0 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.7
    Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka 11.5 8.8 6.2 3.8 2.4
    Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.7
    South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 63.9 47.5 38.0 30.8 33.8
    TanzaniaTanzania Tanzania 7.0 8.4 7.0
    ThailandThailand Thailand 9.4 7.6 8.2 7.3 5.4 3.5
    Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 1.7 1.9 1.1 1.0 0.8
    TurkeyTurkey Turkey 4.9 4.2
    HungaryHungary Hungary 1.9 2.9 2.0 1.6 1.4 2.3
    UkraineUkraine Ukraine 5.0 8.7 9.0 6.5 4.3
    UzbekistanUzbekistan Uzbekistan 5.5 5.1 4.3 3.4 1.6
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0
    United StatesUnited States United States 9.3 8.1 5.5 5.7 4.8 5.0
    VenezuelaVenezuela Venezuela 12.5 20.2 32.8 37.2 45.1 58.0
    BelarusBelarus Belarus 5.0 9.5 10.2 8.6 4.2
    world 6.8 7.2 6.8 6.3 6.1 6.0

    List of 2013 kill rates for selected major cities

    The UNODC study contains further detailed tables. The annual homicide rates and the number of homicides for the largest city in a country are listed. The following table is limited to the cities with kill rates above 10, i.e. H. more than 10 homicides per 100,000 population per year. To compare the death rates of some German-speaking cities: Berlin 1.0; Vienna 1.4 and Zurich 0.3.

    Killing rate and number of homicides per year in selected major cities (source: UNODC )
    country city Kill rate Number of kills   continent   Continental region year
    South SudanSouth Sudan South Sudan Juba 12.0 132 Africa East Africa 2012
    UgandaUganda Uganda Kampala 12.0 360 Africa East Africa 2010
    TanzaniaTanzania Tanzania Dar es Salaam 12.8 362 Africa East Africa 2005
    BotswanaBotswana Botswana Gaborone 16.1 36 Africa Southern Africa 2009
    LesothoLesotho Lesotho Maseru 61.9 141 Africa Southern Africa 2009
    South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa Cape Town 59.9 2,018 Africa Southern Africa 2007
    BahamasBahamas Bahamas Nassau 44.2 110 America Caribbean 2011
    HaitiHaiti Haiti Port-au-Prince 40.1 495 America Caribbean 2010
    Dominican RepublicDominican Republic Dominican Republic Santo Domingo 29.1 661 America Caribbean 2012
    JamaicaJamaica Jamaica Kingston 50.3 328 America Caribbean 2011
    Saint Kitts NevisSt. Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts and Nevis Basseterre 131.6 17th America Caribbean 2011
    Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain 17.2 94 America Caribbean 2011
    BelizeBelize Belize Belize City 105.1 74 America Central America 2011
    Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica San Jose 17.7 55 America Central America 2012
    El SalvadorEl Salvador El Salvador San Salvador 52.5 157 America Central America 2012
    GuatemalaGuatemala Guatemala Guatemala City 116.6 1,253 America Central America 2011
    HondurasHonduras Honduras Tegucigalpa 102.2 1,175 America Central America 2011
    NicaraguaNicaragua Nicaragua Managua 18.7 236 America Central America 2010
    PanamaPanama Panama Panama City 53.1 492 America Central America 2012
    BrazilBrazil Brazil São Paulo 14.2 1,621 America South America 2012
    EcuadorEcuador Ecuador Quito 11.4 230 America South America 2011
    ColombiaColombia Colombia Bogotá 16.5 1,281 America South America 2012
    VenezuelaVenezuela Venezuela Caracas 122.0 2,550 America South America 2009
    MongoliaMongolia Mongolia Ulan Bator 11.9 140 Asia East asia 2011
    NepalNepal Nepal Kathmandu 18.5 166 Asia South East Asia 2006
    Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands Solomon Islands Honiara 19.1 11 Oceania Melanesia 2008

    See also

    Web links

    Wiktionary: Murder rate  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

    Remarks

    1. South Korea: The national statistics also include attempted manslaughter, adjusted for a rate of 0.38.

    Individual evidence

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    2. Michael Tonry: Why Crime Rates Are Falling Throughout the Western World, 43 Crime & Just. 1 (2014). P. 2 , accessed June 6, 2019 (English).
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    6. OECD Murder Rates . Quandl.com. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 30, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.quandl.com
    7. At the beginning of the year (2014): 7,202,951,000 people live on earth . World Population Foundation. December 31, 2013. Accessed November 30, 2014.
    8. a b El Salvador's Murder Rate Decreases for Third Straight Year , AFP in voanews.com, January 2, 2019.
    9. Intentional Homicide Victims | Statistics and Data. Accessed August 7, 2018 (English).
    10. a b Global Study on Homicide | Statistics and Data. Accessed December 30, 2019 .
    11. Venezuela murder rate dips, partly due to migration: monitoring group. In: Reuters. Accessed December 30, 2019 .
    12. Table 1. Retrieved December 30, 2019 (American English).
    13. Federal Criminal Police Office, PKS 2019, interactive maps: murder, manslaughter and homicide on request .