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DEFINITION:
Homicides per 100’000 residents. Homicide is the death of a person purposefully inflicted by another person (it excludes suicides) outside of a state of war. Homicide is a broader category than murder, as it also includes manslaughter. The exact legal definition varies across countries, some of which include infanticide, assisted suicide, euthanasia and deaths caused by dangerous driving.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lesotho | 141 | 1975 | ||
2 | Honduras | 86 | 2012 | ||
3 | El Salvador | 71 | 2011 | ||
4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 68 | 2011 | ||
5 | Venezuela | 51 | 2012 | ||
=6 | Belize | 39 | 2011 | ||
=6 | Guatemala | 39 | 2011 | ||
=6 | Jamaica | 39 | 2011 | ||
9 | The Bahamas | 37 | 2011 | ||
10 | Colombia | 34 | 2012 | ||
11 | South Africa | 31 | 2012 | ||
12 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28 | 2011 | ||
13 | Brazil | 27 | 2011 | ||
14 | Dominican Republic | 25 | 2011 | ||
=15 | Saint Lucia | 22 | 2011 | ||
=15 | Dominica | 22 | 2010 | ||
17 | Panama | 20 | 2011 | ||
18 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19 | 2011 | ||
19 | Guyana | 17 | 2011 | ||
20 | Ecuador | 16 | 2011 | ||
21 | Mexico | 15 | 2013 | ||
22 | Puerto Rico | 14.6 | 1999 | ||
23 | Nicaragua | 13 | 2011 | ||
24 | Soviet Union | 12.4 | 1989 | ||
=25 | Russia | 12 | 2011 | ||
=25 | Paraguay | 12 | 2010 | ||
=25 | Grenada | 12 | 2010 | ||
=25 | Iraq | 12 | 1975 | ||
=25 | Netherlands Antilles | 12 | 1975 | ||
=30 | Barbados | 11 | 2010 | ||
=30 | Kazakhstan | 11 | 2008 | ||
32 | Zambia | 10.85 | 1999 | ||
33 | Costa Rica | 10 | 2011 | ||
34 | Papua New Guinea | 8.99 | 1999 | ||
35 | Uganda | 8.7 | 2008 | ||
36 | Indonesia | 8.1 | 2008 | ||
37 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.9 | 2009 | ||
38 | Bolivia | 7.7 | 2011 | ||
39 | Mongolia | 7.6 | 2009 | ||
40 | Tanzania | 7.52 | 1997 | ||
41 | Moldova | 7.4 | 2010 | ||
42 | Pakistan | 7.3 | 2009 | ||
43 | Haiti | 6.9 | 2010 | ||
44 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.8 | 2010 | ||
45 | Estonia | 6 | 2012 | ||
46 | Uruguay | 5.9 | 2011 | ||
47 | Lithuania | 5.6 | 2009 | ||
48 | Philippines | 5.4 | 2009 | ||
=49 | Ukraine | 5.2 | 2010 | ||
=49 | Peru | 5.2 | 2009 | ||
51 | Belarus | 4.9 | 2009 | ||
52 | Thailand | 4.8 | 2011 | ||
53 | United States | 4.7 | 2012 | ||
=54 | Suriname | 4.6 | 2009 | ||
=54 | Sri Lanka | 4.6 | 2009 | ||
=54 | Cuba | 4.6 | 2008 | ||
57 | Turkmenistan | 4.4 | 2006 | ||
58 | Mauritius | 4.2 | 2009 | ||
59 | Latvia | 4.1 | 2011 | ||
60 | Yemen | 4 | 2009 | ||
61 | Seychelles | 3.75 | 1999 | ||
62 | Chile | 3.7 | 2011 | ||
=63 | Argentina | 3.4 | 2009 | ||
=63 | Cambodia | 3.4 | 2005 | ||
65 | Kosovo | 3.2 | 2009 | ||
66 | Uzbekistan | 3.1 | 2008 | ||
67 | Iran | 3 | 2009 | ||
=68 | South Korea | 2.9 | 2009 | ||
=68 | Albania | 2.9 | 2008 | ||
=68 | Libya | 2.9 | 2004 | ||
=71 | India | 2.8 | 2012 | ||
=71 | Bangladesh | 2.8 | 2012 | ||
=71 | Nepal | 2.8 | 2009 | ||
=71 | Fiji | 2.8 | 2004 | ||
=75 | Taiwan | 2.7 | 2012 | ||
=75 | Syria | 2.7 | 2008 | ||
77 | Maldives | 2.6 | 2008 | ||
78 | Northern Ireland | 2.51 | 1997 | ||
79 | Georgia | 2.5 | 2011 | ||
80 | Malaysia | 2.3 | 2006 | ||
=81 | Lebanon | 2.2 | 2010 | ||
=81 | Armenia | 2.2 | 2009 | ||
83 | Azerbaijan | 2.1 | 2008 | ||
84 | Tonga | 2.04 | 1997 | ||
85 | Israel | 2 | 2011 | ||
86 | Republic of Macedonia | 1.94 | 2010 | ||
87 | Bulgaria | 1.91 | 2009 | ||
88 | Vietnam | 1.85 | 2009 | ||
=89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.76 | 2009 | ||
=89 | Tajikistan | 1.76 | 2008 | ||
=91 | Belgium | 1.74 | 2009 | ||
=91 | Jordan | 1.74 | 2006 | ||
93 | Scotland | 1.72 | 1997 | ||
94 | Czech Republic | 1.67 | 2010 | ||
95 | Finland | 1.64 | 2012 | ||
96 | France | 1.63 | 1999 | ||
97 | Burma | 1.6 | 2007 | ||
98 | Canada | 1.56 | 2012 | ||
99 | Slovakia | 1.54 | 2009 | ||
100 | Morocco | 1.4 | 2011 | ||
101 | Hungary | 1.39 | 2009 | ||
102 | Kuwait | 1.38 | 2004 | ||
103 | Greece | 1.35 | 2009 | ||
104 | Andorra | 1.3 | 2004 | ||
105 | Switzerland | 1.25 | 1999 | ||
106 | Egypt | 1.24 | 2009 | ||
107 | Portugal | 1.22 | 2009 | ||
=108 | Bhutan | 1.17 | 2009 | ||
=108 | United Kingdom | 1.17 | 2009 | ||
110 | Australia | 1.16 | 2010 | ||
111 | China | 1.12 | 2008 | ||
112 | Croatia | 1.11 | 2009 | ||
113 | Poland | 1.1 | 2010 | ||
114 | Tunisia | 1.07 | 1999 | ||
115 | Saudi Arabia | 1.04 | 2007 | ||
116 | Ireland | 0.96 | 2011 | ||
117 | New Zealand | 0.95 | 2012 | ||
118 | Qatar | 0.93 | 2008 | ||
119 | United Arab Emirates | 0.92 | 2006 | ||
=120 | Netherlands | 0.87 | 2012 | ||
=120 | Italy | 0.87 | 2010 | ||
122 | Sweden | 0.86 | 2011 | ||
123 | Denmark | 0.85 | 2011 | ||
124 | Germany | 0.81 | 2011 | ||
125 | Cyprus | 0.8 | 1997 | ||
126 | Bahrain | 0.77 | 2008 | ||
=127 | Spain | 0.72 | 2010 | ||
=127 | Iceland | 0.72 | 1999 | ||
129 | Norway | 0.68 | 2010 | ||
130 | Slovenia | 0.64 | 2009 | ||
131 | Austria | 0.56 | 2010 | ||
132 | Singapore | 0.51 | 2009 | ||
133 | Japan | 0.35 | 2011 | ||
134 | Monaco | 0.0 | 2008 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Crime > Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate
- Monaco has ranked last for violent crime > intentional homicide rate since 2007.
- Lesotho has had the highest violent crime > intentional homicide rate since 1974.
- Honduras has ranked in the top 2 for violent crime > intentional homicide rate since 2008.
- Jamaica has ranked in the top 5 for violent crime > intentional homicide rate since 1975.
- El Salvador has ranked in the top 2 for violent crime > intentional homicide rate since 2009.
- Venezuela has ranked in the top 6 for violent crime > intentional homicide rate since 2000.
- Colombia has ranked in the top 9 for violent crime > intentional homicide rate since 1980.
- Guatemala has ranked in the top 6 for violent crime > intentional homicide rate since 2003.
- South Africa has ranked in the top 10 for violent crime > intentional homicide rate since 1994.
- Soviet Union has ranked in the top 5 for violent crime > intentional homicide rate since 1988.