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Intentional homicides
per 100,000 people
direct measurestatistical agency datalower is better
What it measures
Personal safety from lethal violence (the one crime statistic comparable across countries).From published value to score
- Published value. Native scale: homicides per 100,000 people, 0 or positive.
- Transform: ln(1 + value) — log scale that also accepts zero.
- Goalposts (fixed for all years; 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles of all observed country-years): worst = 45.6 (transformed 3.8407) scores 0, best = 0.328 (transformed 0.2837) scores 100.
- Direction: lower is better, so the position is flipped (1 − position).
- Clip and scale: anything below the worst goalpost scores 0 and anything above the best scores 100; multiply by 100.
Goalposts come from 3,100 observed country-years since 2000. Coverage: 195 countries · 3,100 observed country-years · 794 carried forward (max 4 years) · last year with ≥100 countries observed: 2022. Open any country row below to see this calculation applied to its value.
Where the numbers come from
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World Bank API v2, series VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 (World Development Indicators) · series page · metadata · source updated 2026-07-13 · fetched 2026-10-04Built from one source
- UNODC data portal, intentional homicide produces the series — Homicide counts reported by national police and criminal-justice systems to UNODC, divided by population.
Source statement as published by the data provider (verbatim)
UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.
Every country row below has a “verify” link to this series filtered to that country, so each value can be checked against the source.
History
Dots mark years with a published observation; flat stretches are carried forward.
Countries ranked on this indicator
136 countries have a usable value for 2024 (136 carried forward from an earlier year); 81 have none within 4 years.
| # | Country | Value | Observed | Score | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 0.069 | carried from 2023 | 100 | source ↗ |
| 2 | Qatar | 0.069 | carried from 2022 | 100 | source ↗ |
| 3 | Oman | 0.139 | carried from 2023 | 100 | source ↗ |
| 4 | Bahrain | 0.196 | carried from 2022 | 100 | source ↗ |
| 5 | Japan | 0.229 | carried from 2023 | 100 | source ↗ |
| 6 | Kuwait | 0.250 | carried from 2020 | 100 | source ↗ |
| 7 | Indonesia | 0.304 | carried from 2022 | 100 | source ↗ |
| 8 | Vanuatu | 0.335 | carried from 2020 | 100 | source ↗ |
| 9 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.376 | carried from 2023 | 99 | source ↗ |
| 10 | Korea, Rep. | 0.477 | carried from 2023 | 97 | source ↗ |
| 11 | China | 0.502 | carried from 2020 | 97 | source ↗ |
| 12 | Macao SAR, China | 0.560 | carried from 2023 | 96 | source ↗ |
| 13 | Malta | 0.563 | carried from 2023 | 95 | source ↗ |
| 14 | Slovenia | 0.566 | carried from 2023 | 95 | source ↗ |
| 15 | Italy | 0.568 | carried from 2023 | 95 | source ↗ |
| 16 | Switzerland | 0.597 | carried from 2023 | 95 | source ↗ |
| 17 | West Bank and Gaza | 0.622 | carried from 2022 | 94 | source ↗ |
| 18 | Ireland | 0.654 | carried from 2023 | 94 | source ↗ |
| 19 | Croatia | 0.667 | carried from 2023 | 94 | source ↗ |
| 20 | Spain | 0.691 | carried from 2023 | 93 | source ↗ |
| 21 | Netherlands | 0.691 | carried from 2023 | 93 | source ↗ |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 0.693 | carried from 2022 | 93 | source ↗ |
| 23 | Portugal | 0.720 | carried from 2022 | 93 | source ↗ |
| 24 | Hungary | 0.723 | carried from 2023 | 93 | source ↗ |
| 25 | Norway | 0.725 | carried from 2023 | 93 | source ↗ |
| 26 | Malaysia | 0.734 | carried from 2023 | 93 | source ↗ |
| 27 | Czechia | 0.768 | carried from 2023 | 92 | source ↗ |
| 28 | Montenegro | 0.789 | carried from 2023 | 92 | source ↗ |
| 29 | Poland | 0.802 | carried from 2023 | 91 | source ↗ |
| 30 | Cyprus | 0.818 | carried from 2023 | 91 | source ↗ |
| 31 | Greece | 0.840 | carried from 2023 | 91 | source ↗ |
| 32 | Denmark | 0.841 | carried from 2023 | 91 | source ↗ |
| 33 | Australia | 0.854 | carried from 2023 | 91 | source ↗ |
| 34 | Austria | 0.876 | carried from 2023 | 90 | source ↗ |
| 35 | Tajikistan | 0.892 | carried from 2020 | 90 | source ↗ |
| 36 | Germany | 0.911 | carried from 2023 | 90 | source ↗ |
| 37 | Finland | 0.982 | carried from 2023 | 89 | source ↗ |
| 38 | Jordan | 0.988 | carried from 2023 | 89 | source ↗ |
| 39 | Mauritania | 1.000 | carried from 2020 | 89 | source ↗ |
| 40 | Belgium | 1.08 | carried from 2021 | 87 | source ↗ |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 1.09 | carried from 2023 | 87 | source ↗ |
| 42 | Romania | 1.11 | carried from 2023 | 87 | source ↗ |
| 43 | United Kingdom | 1.12 | carried from 2021 | 87 | source ↗ |
| 44 | Slovak Republic | 1.12 | carried from 2023 | 87 | source ↗ |
| 45 | Sweden | 1.15 | carried from 2023 | 87 | source ↗ |
| 46 | Algeria | 1.16 | carried from 2023 | 86 | source ↗ |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.22 | carried from 2023 | 86 | source ↗ |
| 48 | Iceland | 1.29 | carried from 2023 | 85 | source ↗ |
| 49 | Serbia | 1.31 | carried from 2023 | 84 | source ↗ |
| 50 | France | 1.34 | carried from 2023 | 84 | source ↗ |
| 51 | Albania | 1.39 | carried from 2023 | 84 | source ↗ |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 1.40 | carried from 2021 | 83 | source ↗ |
| 53 | New Zealand | 1.46 | carried from 2022 | 83 | source ↗ |
| 54 | North Macedonia | 1.53 | carried from 2023 | 82 | source ↗ |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 1.53 | carried from 2022 | 82 | source ↗ |
| 56 | Estonia | 1.54 | carried from 2023 | 82 | source ↗ |
| 57 | Israel | 1.63 | carried from 2022 | 81 | source ↗ |
| 58 | Morocco | 1.71 | carried from 2023 | 80 | source ↗ |
| 59 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.75 | carried from 2020 | 80 | source ↗ |
| 60 | Ghana | 1.83 | carried from 2022 | 79 | source ↗ |
| 61 | Kosovo | 1.90 | carried from 2021 | 78 | source ↗ |
| 62 | Canada | 1.98 | carried from 2023 | 77 | source ↗ |
| 63 | Fiji | 2.06 | carried from 2023 | 77 | source ↗ |
| 64 | Nepal | 2.13 | carried from 2020 | 76 | source ↗ |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 2.16 | carried from 2023 | 76 | source ↗ |
| 66 | Armenia | 2.21 | carried from 2023 | 75 | source ↗ |
| 67 | Sierra Leone | 2.22 | carried from 2020 | 75 | source ↗ |
| 68 | Lebanon | 2.24 | carried from 2020 | 75 | source ↗ |
| 69 | Mauritius | 2.27 | carried from 2022 | 75 | source ↗ |
| 70 | Bhutan | 2.47 | carried from 2020 | 73 | source ↗ |
| 71 | Latvia | 2.50 | carried from 2023 | 73 | source ↗ |
| 72 | Moldova | 2.54 | carried from 2023 | 72 | source ↗ |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 2.55 | carried from 2022 | 72 | source ↗ |
| 74 | Myanmar | 2.58 | carried from 2023 | 72 | source ↗ |
| 75 | Andorra | 2.58 | carried from 2020 | 72 | source ↗ |
| 76 | Lithuania | 2.63 | carried from 2023 | 72 | source ↗ |
| 77 | India | 2.82 | carried from 2022 | 70 | source ↗ |
| 78 | Turkiye | 3.23 | carried from 2023 | 67 | source ↗ |
| 79 | Rwanda | 3.61 | carried from 2020 | 65 | source ↗ |
| 80 | Tanzania | 3.75 | carried from 2020 | 64 | source ↗ |
| 81 | Ukraine | 3.78 | carried from 2021 | 64 | source ↗ |
| 82 | Afghanistan | 4.03 | carried from 2021 | 63 | source ↗ |
| 83 | Pakistan | 4.33 | carried from 2023 | 61 | source ↗ |
| 84 | Philippines | 4.35 | carried from 2023 | 61 | source ↗ |
| 85 | Cayman Islands | 4.37 | carried from 2020 | 61 | source ↗ |
| 86 | Bolivia | 4.42 | carried from 2023 | 61 | source ↗ |
| 87 | Argentina | 4.49 | carried from 2023 | 60 | source ↗ |
| 88 | Tunisia | 4.69 | carried from 2020 | 59 | source ↗ |
| 89 | Kenya | 4.87 | carried from 2022 | 58 | source ↗ |
| 90 | Liechtenstein | 5.12 | carried from 2021 | 57 | source ↗ |
| 91 | United States | 5.76 | carried from 2023 | 54 | source ↗ |
| 92 | Mongolia | 5.92 | carried from 2023 | 54 | source ↗ |
| 93 | Bermuda | 6.18 | carried from 2023 | 53 | source ↗ |
| 94 | Chile | 6.35 | carried from 2023 | 52 | source ↗ |
| 95 | Suriname | 6.52 | carried from 2023 | 51 | source ↗ |
| 96 | Zimbabwe | 6.76 | carried from 2022 | 50 | source ↗ |
| 97 | Cameroon | 6.76 | carried from 2022 | 50 | source ↗ |
| 98 | Russian Federation | 6.77 | carried from 2021 | 50 | source ↗ |
| 99 | Paraguay | 6.78 | carried from 2023 | 50 | source ↗ |
| 100 | Cabo Verde | 6.99 | carried from 2020 | 50 | source ↗ |
| 101 | Barbados | 7.44 | carried from 2023 | 48 | source ↗ |
| 102 | El Salvador | 7.90 | carried from 2022 | 47 | source ↗ |
| 103 | Seychelles | 7.97 | carried from 2022 | 46 | source ↗ |
| 104 | Peru | 8.60 | carried from 2021 | 44 | source ↗ |
| 105 | Uganda | 8.97 | carried from 2023 | 43 | source ↗ |
| 106 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.7 | carried from 2023 | 39 | source ↗ |
| 107 | Dominican Republic | 10.9 | carried from 2023 | 38 | source ↗ |
| 108 | Namibia | 11.2 | carried from 2021 | 38 | source ↗ |
| 109 | Uruguay | 11.2 | carried from 2023 | 38 | source ↗ |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 11.3 | carried from 2021 | 37 | source ↗ |
| 111 | Botswana | 11.4 | carried from 2021 | 37 | source ↗ |
| 112 | Panama | 11.7 | carried from 2023 | 37 | source ↗ |
| 113 | Eswatini | 12.5 | carried from 2021 | 35 | source ↗ |
| 114 | Venezuela, RB | 12.6 | carried from 2022 | 35 | source ↗ |
| 115 | Grenada | 13.7 | carried from 2023 | 33 | source ↗ |
| 116 | Puerto Rico (US) | 14.6 | carried from 2023 | 31 | source ↗ |
| 117 | Nigeria | 15.7 | carried from 2023 | 29 | source ↗ |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 17.7 | carried from 2023 | 26 | source ↗ |
| 119 | Guyana | 19.1 | carried from 2023 | 24 | source ↗ |
| 120 | Brazil | 19.3 | carried from 2023 | 23 | source ↗ |
| 121 | Guatemala | 23.4 | carried from 2023 | 18 | source ↗ |
| 122 | Mexico | 24.9 | carried from 2023 | 17 | source ↗ |
| 123 | Colombia | 24.9 | carried from 2023 | 17 | source ↗ |
| 124 | Dominica | 27.1 | carried from 2023 | 14 | source ↗ |
| 125 | Belize | 28.1 | carried from 2022 | 13 | source ↗ |
| 126 | Honduras | 31.4 | carried from 2023 | 10 | source ↗ |
| 127 | Bahamas, The | 32.2 | carried from 2022 | 10 | source ↗ |
| 128 | St. Lucia | 39.0 | carried from 2023 | 4 | source ↗ |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 40.4 | carried from 2022 | 3 | source ↗ |
| 130 | Haiti | 41.2 | carried from 2023 | 3 | source ↗ |
| 131 | South Africa | 43.7 | carried from 2022 | 1 | source ↗ |
| 132 | Ecuador | 45.7 | carried from 2023 | 0 | source ↗ |
| 133 | Jamaica | 49.4 | carried from 2023 | 0 | source ↗ |
| 134 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 51.3 | carried from 2023 | 0 | source ↗ |
| 135 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 64.2 | carried from 2023 | 0 | source ↗ |
| 136 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 76.3 | carried from 2022 | 0 | source ↗ |
No official value for 2024: 81 countries
Aruba, Angola, American Samoa, Burundi, Benin, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brunei Darussalam, Central African Republic, Channel Islands, Cote d'Ivoire, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Comoros, Cuba, Curacao, Djibouti, Egypt, Arab Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Gabon, Georgia, Gibraltar, Guinea, Gambia, The, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Greenland, Guam, Isle of Man, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Cambodia, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Liberia, Libya, Sri Lanka, Lesotho, St. Martin (French part), Monaco, Madagascar, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mali, Northern Mariana Islands, Mozambique, Malawi, New Caledonia, Niger, Naoero, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Korea, Dem. People's Rep., French Polynesia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Senegal, Solomon Islands, San Marino, Somalia, Fed. Rep., South Sudan, Sao Tome and Principe, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Syrian Arab Republic, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, British Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Viet Nam, Samoa, Yemen, Rep., Zambia