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Crime > Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate: Countries Compared

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 LesothoLesotho 141 1975
2 HondurasHonduras 86 2012
3 El SalvadorEl Salvador 71 2011
4 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 68 2011
5 VenezuelaVenezuela 51 2012
=6 BelizeBelize 39 2011
=6 GuatemalaGuatemala 39 2011
=6 JamaicaJamaica 39 2011
9 The BahamasThe Bahamas 37 2011
10 ColombiaColombia 34 2012
11 South AfricaSouth Africa 31 2012
12 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 28 2011
13 BrazilBrazil 27 2011
14 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 25 2011
=15 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 22 2011
=15 DominicaDominica 22 2010
17 PanamaPanama 20 2011
18 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 19 2011
19 GuyanaGuyana 17 2011
20 EcuadorEcuador 16 2011
21 MexicoMexico 15 2013
22 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 14.6 1999
23 NicaraguaNicaragua 13 2011
24 Soviet UnionSoviet Union 12.4 1989
=25 RussiaRussia 12 2011
=25 ParaguayParaguay 12 2010
=25 GrenadaGrenada 12 2010
=25 IraqIraq 12 1975
=25 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 12 1975
=30 BarbadosBarbados 11 2010
=30 KazakhstanKazakhstan 11 2008
32 ZambiaZambia 10.85 1999
33 Costa RicaCosta Rica 10 2011
34 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 8.99 1999
35 UgandaUganda 8.7 2008
36 IndonesiaIndonesia 8.1 2008
37 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 7.9 2009
38 BoliviaBolivia 7.7 2011
39 MongoliaMongolia 7.6 2009
40 TanzaniaTanzania 7.52 1997
41 MoldovaMoldova 7.4 2010
42 PakistanPakistan 7.3 2009
43 HaitiHaiti 6.9 2010
44 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 6.8 2010
45 EstoniaEstonia 6 2012
46 UruguayUruguay 5.9 2011
47 LithuaniaLithuania 5.6 2009
48 PhilippinesPhilippines 5.4 2009
=49 UkraineUkraine 5.2 2010
=49 PeruPeru 5.2 2009
51 BelarusBelarus 4.9 2009
52 ThailandThailand 4.8 2011
53 United StatesUnited States 4.7 2012
=54 SurinameSuriname 4.6 2009
=54 Sri LankaSri Lanka 4.6 2009
=54 CubaCuba 4.6 2008
57 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 4.4 2006
58 MauritiusMauritius 4.2 2009
59 LatviaLatvia 4.1 2011
60 YemenYemen 4 2009
61 SeychellesSeychelles 3.75 1999
62 ChileChile 3.7 2011
=63 ArgentinaArgentina 3.4 2009
=63 CambodiaCambodia 3.4 2005
65 KosovoKosovo 3.2 2009
66 UzbekistanUzbekistan 3.1 2008
67 IranIran 3 2009
=68 South KoreaSouth Korea 2.9 2009
=68 AlbaniaAlbania 2.9 2008
=68 LibyaLibya 2.9 2004
=71 IndiaIndia 2.8 2012
=71 BangladeshBangladesh 2.8 2012
=71 NepalNepal 2.8 2009
=71 FijiFiji 2.8 2004
=75 TaiwanTaiwan 2.7 2012
=75 SyriaSyria 2.7 2008
77 MaldivesMaldives 2.6 2008
78 Northern IrelandN. Ireland 2.51 1997
79 GeorgiaGeorgia 2.5 2011
80 MalaysiaMalaysia 2.3 2006
=81 LebanonLebanon 2.2 2010
=81 ArmeniaArmenia 2.2 2009
83 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 2.1 2008
84 TongaTonga 2.04 1997
85 IsraelIsrael 2 2011
86 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 1.94 2010
87 BulgariaBulgaria 1.91 2009
88 VietnamVietnam 1.85 2009
=89 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 1.76 2009
=89 TajikistanTajikistan 1.76 2008
=91 BelgiumBelgium 1.74 2009
=91 JordanJordan 1.74 2006
93 ScotlandScotland 1.72 1997
94 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 1.67 2010
95 FinlandFinland 1.64 2012
96 FranceFrance 1.63 1999
97 BurmaBurma 1.6 2007
98 CanadaCanada 1.56 2012
99 SlovakiaSlovakia 1.54 2009
100 MoroccoMorocco 1.4 2011
101 HungaryHungary 1.39 2009
102 KuwaitKuwait 1.38 2004
103 GreeceGreece 1.35 2009
104 AndorraAndorra 1.3 2004
105 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1.25 1999
106 EgyptEgypt 1.24 2009
107 PortugalPortugal 1.22 2009
=108 BhutanBhutan 1.17 2009
=108 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 1.17 2009
110 AustraliaAustralia 1.16 2010
111 ChinaChina 1.12 2008
112 CroatiaCroatia 1.11 2009
113 PolandPoland 1.1 2010
114 TunisiaTunisia 1.07 1999
115 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 1.04 2007
116 IrelandIreland 0.96 2011
117 New ZealandNew Zealand 0.95 2012
118 QatarQatar 0.93 2008
119 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.92 2006
=120 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.87 2012
=120 ItalyItaly 0.87 2010
122 SwedenSweden 0.86 2011
123 DenmarkDenmark 0.85 2011
124 GermanyGermany 0.81 2011
125 CyprusCyprus 0.8 1997
126 BahrainBahrain 0.77 2008
=127 SpainSpain 0.72 2010
=127 IcelandIceland 0.72 1999
129 NorwayNorway 0.68 2010
130 SloveniaSlovenia 0.64 2009
131 AustriaAustria 0.56 2010
132 SingaporeSingapore 0.51 2009
133 JapanJapan 0.35 2011
134 MonacoMonaco 0.0 2008

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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.
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