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Crime > Violent crime > Murders: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 BrazilBrazil 40,974 2010
2 IndiaIndia 40,752 2009
3 MexicoMexico 25,757 2010
4 EthiopiaEthiopia 20,239 2008
5 IndonesiaIndonesia 18,963 2008
6 NigeriaNigeria 18,422 2008
7 South AfricaSouth Africa 15,940 2010
8 ColombiaColombia 15,459 2010
9 RussiaRussia 14,574 2010
10 PakistanPakistan 13,860 2011
11 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 13,558 2008
12 ChinaChina 13,410 2010
13 VenezuelaVenezuela 13,080 2010
14 United StatesUnited States 12,996 2010
15 UgandaUganda 11,373 2008
16 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 10,801 2008
17 TanzaniaTanzania 10,357 2008
18 SudanSudan 10,028 2008
19 KenyaKenya 7,733 2008
20 HondurasHonduras 7,104 2011
21 GuatemalaGuatemala 5,681 2011
22 MalawiMalawi 5,039 2008
23 PhilippinesPhilippines 4,947 2009
24 BurmaBurma 4,800 2008
25 ZambiaZambia 4,710 2008
26 El SalvadorEl Salvador 4,308 2011
27 BangladeshBangladesh 3,988 2010
28 CameroonCameroon 3,700 2008
29 North KoreaNorth Korea 3,658 2008
30 GhanaGhana 3,646 2008
31 AngolaAngola 3,426 2008
32 ThailandThailand 3,307 2011
33 PeruPeru 2,969 2009
34 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 2,786 2008
35 EcuadorEcuador 2,638 2010
36 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 2,513 2011
37 UkraineUkraine 2,356 2010
38 TurkeyTurkey 2,320 2008
39 IranIran 2,215 2009
40 GuineaGuinea 2,152 2008
41 MozambiqueMozambique 1,925 2007
42 ZimbabweZimbabwe 1,775 2008
43 BurundiBurundi 1,726 2008
44 RwandaRwanda 1,708 2008
45 ChadChad 1,686 2008
46 MadagascarMadagascar 1,588 2008
47 JamaicaJamaica 1,430 2010
48 KazakhstanKazakhstan 1,418 2010
49 ArgentinaArgentina 1,360 2009
50 VietnamVietnam 1,346 2008
51 BeninBenin 1,262 2008
52 South KoreaSouth Korea 1,251 2010
53 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1,240 2008
54 MaliMali 1,157 2008
55 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1,072 2010
56 SenegalSenegal 1,027 2008
57 EgyptEgypt 992 2009
58 YemenYemen 990 2009
59 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 983 2010
60 BoliviaBolivia 884 2010
61 EritreaEritrea 879 2008
62 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 854 2008
63 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 837 2008
64 UzbekistanUzbekistan 831 2008
65 NepalNepal 818 2009
66 NicaraguaNicaragua 785 2010
67 LesothoLesotho 764 2010
68 PanamaPanama 759 2010
69 Sri LankaSri Lanka 745 2010
70 ParaguayParaguay 741 2010
71 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 722 2009
72 AfghanistanAfghanistan 712 2008
73 GermanyGermany 690 2010
74 HaitiHaiti 689 2010
75 FranceFrance 682 2009
76 TogoTogo 627 2008
77 IraqIraq 608 2008
78 MalaysiaMalaysia 604 2006
79 CubaCuba 563 2009
80 CanadaCanada 554 2010
81 NigerNiger 552 2008
82 ChileChile 541 2010
83 ItalyItaly 529 2010
84 Costa RicaCosta Rica 527 2010
85 AlgeriaAlgeria 516 2008
86 JapanJapan 506 2009
87 MauritaniaMauritania 485 2008
88 BelarusBelarus 473 2009
89 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 472 2010
90 SyriaSyria 463 2010
91 CambodiaCambodia 448 2005
92 MoroccoMorocco 447 2010
93 PolandPoland 436 2010
94 RomaniaRomania 421 2009
95 SpainSpain 390 2010
96 LiberiaLiberia 371 2008
97 NamibiaNamibia 352 2004
98 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 294 2008
99 BotswanaBotswana 287 2009
100 LaosLaos 279 2008
101 MoldovaMoldova 267 2010
102 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 265 2007
103 MongoliaMongolia 239 2010
104 AustraliaAustralia 229 2010
105 LithuaniaLithuania 219 2010
106 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 206 2010
107 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 203 2006
108 GabonGabon 200 2008
109 UruguayUruguay 199 2011
110 GeorgiaGeorgia 187 2010
111 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 181 2009
112 BelgiumBelgium 180 2010
113 NetherlandsNetherlands 179 2009
=114 GreeceGreece 176 2010
=114 LibyaLibya 176 2008
=114 GambiaGambia 176 2008
117 IsraelIsrael 159 2011
118 BulgariaBulgaria 147 2010
119 PalestinePalestine 145 2005
120 TajikistanTajikistan 143 2010
121 SwazilandSwaziland 141 2004
122 GuyanaGuyana 140 2010
123 SomaliaSomalia 138 2008
124 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 137 2008
125 HungaryHungary 133 2010
126 BelizeBelize 129 2010
127 AlbaniaAlbania 127 2010
128 PortugalPortugal 124 2010
129 SerbiaSerbia 123 2010
130 FinlandFinland 118 2010
131 TunisiaTunisia 117 2008
132 JordanJordan 100 2006
133 LebanonLebanon 95 2010
134 The BahamasThe Bahamas 94 2010
135 SwedenSweden 91 2010
136 ComorosComoros 85 2008
137 SlovakiaSlovakia 84 2009
138 East TimorEast Timor 75 2008
=139 EstoniaEstonia 70 2010
=139 LatviaLatvia 70 2010
141 CroatiaCroatia 62 2010
142 KuwaitKuwait 59 2009
=143 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 56 2010
=143 Cape VerdeCape Verde 56 2007
145 IrelandIreland 54 2010
146 AustriaAustria 53 2010
147 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 52 2010
148 DenmarkDenmark 47 2009
=149 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 44 2010
=149 ArmeniaArmenia 44 2010
151 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 43 2007
152 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 40 2010
=153 New ZealandNew Zealand 39 2011
=153 United Arab EmiratesUAE 39 2006
155 MauritiusMauritius 33 2010
156 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 32 2009
157 BarbadosBarbados 31 2010
158 French GuianaFrench Guiana 30 2009
=159 NorwayNorway 29 2010
=159 DjiboutiDjibouti 29 2008
161 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 25 2010
162 SurinameSuriname 24 2009
163 FijiFiji 23 2004
164 MontenegroMontenegro 22 2009
165 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 20 2010
=166 CyprusCyprus 19 2009
=166 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 19 2008
168 OmanOman 18 2008
=169 Hong KongHong Kong 17 2011
=169 MartiniqueMartinique 17 2009
171 SingaporeSingapore 16 2011
=172 DominicaDominica 15 2010
=172 SloveniaSlovenia 15 2010
174 QatarQatar 13 2008
=175 GrenadaGrenada 12 2010
=175 LuxembourgLuxembourg 12 2008
177 GreenlandGreenland 11 2009
178 BermudaBermuda 8 2011
=179 KiribatiKiribati 7 2008
=179 BhutanBhutan 7 2008
=179 SeychellesSeychelles 7 2006
=182 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 6 2010
=182 BahrainBahrain 6 2008
=184 MaldivesMaldives 5 2008
=184 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 5 2008
=186 MacauMacau 4 2010
=186 MaltaMalta 4 2010
=188 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 3 2009
=188 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 3 2008
=190 VanuatuVanuatu 2 2008
=190 SamoaSamoa 2 2008
=190 BruneiBrunei 2 2006
=190 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 2 2006
=194 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 1 2009
=194 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 1 2009
=194 IcelandIceland 1 2009
=194 NauruNauru 1 2008
=194 AnguillaAnguilla 1 2008
=194 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 1 2008
=194 TongaTonga 1 2008
=194 MontserratMontserrat 1 2008
=194 GuamGuam 1 2007
=194 AndorraAndorra 1 2004
=204 MonacoMonaco 0.0 2008
=204 PalauPalau 0.0 2008

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Interesting observations about Crime > Violent crime > Murders

  • Brazil has had the highest violent crime > murders since 2004.
  • India has ranked in the top 2 for violent crime > murders since 1995.
  • South Africa has ranked in the top 6 for violent crime > murders since 1995.
  • Mexico has ranked in the top 3 for violent crime > murders since 2009.
  • Colombia has ranked in the top 8 for violent crime > murders since 1995.
  • Montserrat has ranked 4th from the bottom for violent crime > murders since 2005.
  • Russia has ranked in the top 7 for violent crime > murders since 2004.
  • China has ranked in the top 9 for violent crime > murders since 2002.
  • Venezuela has ranked in the top 10 for violent crime > murders since 1995.
  • United States has ranked in the top 11 for violent crime > murders since 2001.
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