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Homicide Rate by Country

Compare intentional homicide rates by country or region (per 100,000 people). A key indicator of public safety and violent crime since 1990. Source: World Bank.

Highest homicide rate · per 100,000 people · Source: World Bank Open Data · View maps & charts →

Year2022

105 countries · 2022

#Country / Regionper 100,000 people
1Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA76.3 / 100k
2JamaicaJAM53.1 / 100k
3South AfricaZAF43.7 / 100k
4St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT41.2 / 100k
5Trinidad and TobagoTTO40.4 / 100k
6St. LuciaLCA36.9 / 100k
7HondurasHND35.0 / 100k
8Bahamas, TheBHS32.2 / 100k
9DominicaDMA28.4 / 100k
10BelizeBLZ28.1 / 100k
11EcuadorECU27.4 / 100k
12MexicoMEX25.9 / 100k
13ColombiaCOL24.9 / 100k
14St. Kitts and NevisKNA23.5 / 100k
15GuatemalaGTM22.0 / 100k
16BrazilBRA20.1 / 100k
17HaitiHTI19.0 / 100k
18Puerto Rico (US)PRI17.6 / 100k
19GuyanaGUY15.9 / 100k
20BarbadosBRB15.2 / 100k
21BermudaBMU13.9 / 100k
22Costa RicaCRI12.9 / 100k
23Venezuela, RBVEN12.6 / 100k
24Dominican RepublicDOM12.4 / 100k
25PanamaPAN11.3 / 100k
26UruguayURY11.3 / 100k
27Antigua and BarbudaATG10.8 / 100k
28UgandaUGA8.8 / 100k
29SeychellesSYC8.0 / 100k
30El SalvadorSLV7.9 / 100k
31ParaguayPRY7.6 / 100k
32SurinameSUR7.2 / 100k
33GrenadaGRD6.8 / 100k
34ChileCHL6.8 / 100k
35CameroonCMR6.8 / 100k
36ZimbabweZWE6.8 / 100k
37United StatesUSA6.5 / 100k
38MongoliaMNG6.0 / 100k
39KenyaKEN4.9 / 100k
40ArgentinaARG4.3 / 100k
41PakistanPAK4.1 / 100k
42BoliviaBOL4.0 / 100k
43FijiFJI3.9 / 100k
44MyanmarMMR3.9 / 100k
45LatviaLVA3.6 / 100k
46IndiaIND2.8 / 100k
47ArmeniaARM2.7 / 100k
48TurkiyeTUR2.6 / 100k
49MontenegroMNE2.6 / 100k
50KazakhstanKAZ2.6 / 100k
51MoldovaMDA2.5 / 100k
52LithuaniaLTU2.4 / 100k
53MauritiusMUS2.3 / 100k
54CanadaCAN2.3 / 100k
55GhanaGHA1.8 / 100k
56AzerbaijanAZE1.8 / 100k
57AlgeriaDZA1.7 / 100k
58AlbaniaALB1.7 / 100k
59MoroccoMAR1.7 / 100k
60IsraelISR1.6 / 100k
61LuxembourgLUX1.5 / 100k
62MaltaMLT1.5 / 100k
63EstoniaEST1.5 / 100k
64New ZealandNZL1.5 / 100k
65RomaniaROU1.3 / 100k
66FinlandFIN1.2 / 100k
67FranceFRA1.2 / 100k
68GreeceGRC1.1 / 100k
69JordanJOR1.1 / 100k
70BulgariaBGR1.1 / 100k
71SwedenSWE1.1 / 100k
72Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH1.1 / 100k
73SerbiaSRB1.1 / 100k
74IcelandISL1.1 / 100k
75DenmarkDNK1.0 / 100k
76North MacedoniaMKD1.0 / 100k
77HungaryHUN1.0 / 100k
78AustriaAUT0.9 / 100k
79IrelandIRL0.9 / 100k
80AustraliaAUS0.8 / 100k
81GermanyDEU0.8 / 100k
82CzechiaCZE0.8 / 100k
83NetherlandsNLD0.8 / 100k
84CroatiaHRV0.8 / 100k
85Slovak RepublicSVK0.8 / 100k
86PortugalPRT0.7 / 100k
87PolandPOL0.7 / 100k
88United Arab EmiratesARE0.7 / 100k
89MalaysiaMYS0.7 / 100k
90SpainESP0.7 / 100k
91West Bank and GazaPSE0.6 / 100k
92SloveniaSVN0.6 / 100k
93CyprusCYP0.6 / 100k
94NorwayNOR0.5 / 100k
95ItalyITA0.5 / 100k
96Korea, Rep.KOR0.5 / 100k
97SwitzerlandCHE0.5 / 100k
98Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG0.4 / 100k
99IndonesiaIDN0.3 / 100k
100Macao SAR, ChinaMAC0.3 / 100k
101OmanOMN0.3 / 100k
102JapanJPN0.2 / 100k
103BahrainBHR0.2 / 100k
104SingaporeSGP0.1 / 100k
105QatarQAT0.1 / 100k

2022 · Source: World Bank Open Data · View interactive charts →

Key facts · Homicide Rate · 2022

  • In 2022, Turks and Caicos Islands leads all 105 ranked nations in homicide rate, recording 76.3 / 100k — followed by Jamaica (53.1 / 100k) and South Africa (43.7 / 100k).
  • The gap is staggering: Turks and Caicos Islands has 1,104× the homicide rate of Qatar, which sits at the bottom with just 0.1 / 100k.
  • The median country scores 2.3 / 100k, highlighting the divide between global leaders and the typical nation's homicide rate in 2022.
  • The five leading nations — Turks and Caicos Islands, Jamaica, South Africa, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago — dominate the global homicide rate ranking in 2022.
  • 105 countries and territories reported homicide rate data for 2022. Use the year slider to explore how rankings have shifted over time, or visit the Homicide Rate indicator page for interactive world maps and historical trend charts.

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