Murder Rate by Country

Homicide Rate (per 100k)
# of Homicides
Homicide Rate (per 100k people)ℹ️
1.El SalvadorEl Salvador52.02
2.JamaicaJamaica43.85
3.LesothoLesotho43.56
4.HondurasHonduras38.93
5.BelizeBelize37.79
6.VenezuelaVenezuela36.69
7.Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines36.54
8.South AfricaSouth Africa36.40
9.Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis36.09
10.NigeriaNigeria34.52
11.BahamasBahamas31.96
12.Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago30.65
13.MexicoMexico29.07
14.AnguillaAnguilla28.34
15.Saint MartinSaint Martin27.73
16.BrazilBrazil27.38
17.DominicaDominica26.59
18.ColombiaColombia25.34
19.GuatemalaGuatemala22.50
20.Saint LuciaSaint Lucia21.44
21.Puerto RicoPuerto Rico21.09
22.MontserratMontserrat20.28
23.Central African RepublicCentral African Republic20.12
24.CuracaoCuracao19.04
25.TuvaluTuvalu18.62
26.NamibiaNamibia17.68
27.Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Pierre and Miquelon15.77
28.BotswanaBotswana15.25
29.South SudanSouth Sudan14.87
30.GuyanaGuyana14.25
31.French GuianaFrench Guiana13.18
32.SeychellesSeychelles12.54
33.UruguayUruguay12.06
34.EswatiniEswatini11.56
35.Costa RicaCosta Rica11.26
36.PalauPalau11.17
37.Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda11.06
38.GrenadaGrenada10.82
39.UgandaUganda10.52
40.IraqIraq10.07
41.Dominican RepublicDominican Republic10.05
42.BarbadosBarbados9.77
43.Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea9.75
44.PanamaPanama9.39
45.EthiopiaEthiopia8.79
46.British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands8.33
47.Cayman IslandsCayman Islands8.22
48.RussiaRussia8.21
49.BermudaBermuda8.14
50.PeruPeru7.91
51.KiribatiKiribati7.52
52.ZimbabweZimbabwe7.48
53.NicaraguaNicaragua7.19
54.ParaguayParaguay7.14
55.YemenYemen6.77
56.HaitiHaiti6.68
57.AfghanistanAfghanistan6.66
58.TanzaniaTanzania6.48
59.PhilippinesPhilippines6.46
60.BoliviaBolivia6.22
61.UkraineUkraine6.18
62.MongoliaMongolia6.18
63.BurundiBurundi6.05
64.MayotteMayotte5.93
65.EcuadorEcuador5.80
66.GuadeloupeGuadeloupe5.75
67.Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands5.65
68.SurinameSuriname5.43
69.American SamoaAmerican Samoa5.38
70.ZambiaZambia5.37
71.ArgentinaArgentina5.32
72.GreenlandGreenland5.32
73.SudanSudan5.15
74.KazakhstanKazakhstan5.06
75.CubaCuba5.05
76.United StatesUnited States4.96
77.KenyaKenya4.93
78.AngolaAngola4.85
79.LithuaniaLithuania4.57
80.NigerNiger4.43
81.ChileChile4.40
82.LatviaLatvia4.36
83.TurkmenistanTurkmenistan4.22
84.MoldovaMoldova4.10
85.Timor LesteTimor Leste4.10
86.Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands3.98
87.PakistanPakistan3.88
88.Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands3.77
89.MozambiqueMozambique3.51
90.Cook IslandsCook Islands3.49
91.LiberiaLiberia3.26
92.Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe3.25
93.New CaledoniaNew Caledonia3.20
94.SamoaSamoa3.15
95.IndiaIndia3.08
96.TunisiaTunisia3.06
97.GibraltarGibraltar2.98
98.MauritiusMauritius2.92
99.MartiniqueMartinique2.77
100.LiechtensteinLiechtenstein2.64
101.TurkeyTurkey2.59
102.ThailandThailand2.58
103.RwandaRwanda2.58
104.EgyptEgypt2.55
105.GuamGuam2.50
106.IranIran2.50
107.LebanonLebanon2.49
108.HungaryHungary2.49
109.Sri LankaSri Lanka2.42
110.BelarusBelarus2.39
111.BangladeshBangladesh2.37
112.FijiFiji2.31
113.NepalNepal2.30
114.AlbaniaAlbania2.29
115.MyanmarMyanmar2.26
116.MontenegroMontenegro2.23
117.GeorgiaGeorgia2.22
118.AzerbaijanAzerbaijan2.20
119.KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan2.19
120.MalaysiaMalaysia2.13
121.EstoniaEstonia2.12
122.GhanaGhana2.09
123.ArubaAruba1.93
124.CambodiaCambodia1.84
125.KuwaitKuwait1.82
126.ReunionReunion1.82
127.MalawiMalawi1.81
128.CanadaCanada1.76
129.Sierra LeoneSierra Leone1.73
130.ArmeniaArmenia1.69
131.BelgiumBelgium1.69
132.TajikistanTajikistan1.64
133.FinlandFinland1.63
134.MaltaMalta1.59
135.VietnamVietnam1.53
136.IsraelIsrael1.49
137.MoroccoMorocco1.42
138.CameroonCameroon1.39
139.AlgeriaAlgeria1.36
140.JordanJordan1.36
141.BulgariaBulgaria1.30
142.RomaniaRomania1.28
143.Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia1.27
144.CyprusCyprus1.26
145.Burkina FasoBurkina Faso1.25
146.SerbiaSerbia1.23
147.United KingdomUnited Kingdom1.20
148.North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia1.20
149.FranceFrance1.20
150.BhutanBhutan1.19
151.Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina1.17
152.Guinea BissauGuinea Bissau1.15
153.SlovakiaSlovakia1.14
154.UzbekistanUzbekistan1.14
155.BeninBenin1.13
156.SwedenSweden1.08
157.DenmarkDenmark1.01
158.TongaTonga0.97
159.AustriaAustria0.97
160.GermanyGermany0.95
161.GreeceGreece0.94
162.AustraliaAustralia0.89
163.IcelandIceland0.89
164.SyriaSyria0.88
165.IrelandIreland0.87
166.TaiwanTaiwan0.82
167.PortugalPortugal0.79
168.New ZealandNew Zealand0.74
169.PolandPoland0.73
170.MaldivesMaldives0.72
171.Hong KongHong Kong0.65
172.SpainSpain0.62
173.South KoreaSouth Korea0.60
174.SwitzerlandSwitzerland0.59
175.NetherlandsNetherlands0.59
176.CroatiaCroatia0.58
177.ItalyItaly0.57
178.ChinaChina0.53
179.BahrainBahrain0.52
180.BruneiBrunei0.49
181.PalestinePalestine0.49
182.SloveniaSlovenia0.48
183.NorwayNorway0.47
184.United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates0.46
185.IndonesiaIndonesia0.43
186.French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia0.38
187.QatarQatar0.37
188.LuxembourgLuxembourg0.34
189.OmanOman0.27
190.SenegalSenegal0.27
191.JapanJapan0.26
192.SingaporeSingapore0.16
193.Isle Of ManIsle Of Man0.00
194.AndorraAndorra0.00
195.MonacoMonaco0.00
196.San MarinoSan Marino0.00

Global Rates of Homicide

In a world of social complexities and varying cultures, understanding the concept of crime, specifically murder, becomes all the more relevant. The murder rate, reflective of a nation's overall safety, is a critical data point. The murder rate is usually calculated per 100,000 inhabitants, which enables cross-country comparisons, as the actual number of homicides is heavily influenced by the population size.

Given this understanding, we focus our attention on the United States' position in the global spectrum of crime. In this article, we will walk through significant statistics on murder rates, tracing the most and least affected countries to present a holistic view of the crime landscape.

Key findings from the data reveal:

  • Topped by El Salvador (52.02), countries such as Jamaica (43.85), Lesotho (43.56), and Honduras (38.93), have the highest number of murders per 100,000 people, showcasing a distinctive crime problem. Countries on the upper end of the spectrum are primarily clustered in Latin, South America, and Africa.
  • Contrastingly, countries like Japan (0.26), Singapore (0.16), Isle Of Man (0.00), Andorra (0.00), Monaco (0.00), and San Marino (0.00) have the lowest recorded homicide rates, underscoring their relative safety.
  • Now, focusing on the United States, it has a homicide rate of 4.96 per 100,000 people, which is significantly lower than the countries with the highest rates but much higher compared to countries on the safer end of the spectrum.
  • Countries like Iceland (0.89), New Zealand (0.74), and Switzerland (0.59), with relatively strong socio-economic growth, show lower homicide rates, suggesting factors such as economic prosperity and strong law enforcement could contribute to decreased crime rates.

Countries With Highest Murder Rates

The ten countries with the highest murder rates are El Salvador, Jamaica, Lesotho, Honduras, Belize, Venezuela, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Africa, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Nigeria.

Topping the list with an alarming homicide rate of 52.02 per 100,000 people in El Salvador. Jamaica holds the second rank with an average murder rate of 43.85, while Lesotho almost matches Jamaica with its rate of 43.56. Honduras has the fourth highest murder rate with 38.93, closely followed by Belize with 37.79.

In Venezuela, the murder rate is reported to be 36.69. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines follows with a murder rate of 36.54, and South Africa's rate is tagged at 36.40. Saint Kitts and Nevis has a murder rate of 36.09 per 100,000 people, and Nigeria completes the top ten list with a murder rate of 34.52.

10 Countries with the Highest Murder Rates (per 100k people):

  1. El Salvador - 52.02
  2. Jamaica - 43.85
  3. Lesotho - 43.56
  4. Honduras - 38.93
  5. Belize - 37.79
  6. Venezuela - 36.69
  7. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 36.54
  8. South Africa - 36.40
  9. Saint Kitts and Nevis - 36.09
  10. Nigeria - 34.52

Countries With Lowest Murder Rates

The countries with the lowest homicide rates per 100,000 people are San Marino, Monaco, Andorra, Isle of Man, Singapore, Japan, Senegal, Oman, Luxembourg, and Qatar. San Marino, Monaco, Andorra, and the Isle of Man are four nations that report an exceptionally low murder rate, with no homicides recorded; this places them at a median homicide rate of 0.00 per 100,000 inhabitants. Coming fifth is Singapore, a city-state known for its strict laws and low crime rate, having an average homicide rate of 0.16 per 100,000 people.

Japan, known for its culture of respect and low crime rate, has the sixth-lowest homicide rate in the world, with 0.26 murders per 100,000 inhabitants. Senegal and Oman both maintain a similar murder rate of 0.27 per 100,000 people. Next is Luxembourg, with a homicide rate of 0.34 murders per 100,000 people. Lastly, despite being in a region generally considered for its instability, Qatar reports a low homicide rate of 0.37 per 100,000 people.

Countries with the Lowest Murder Rate (per 100K):

  1. San Marino - 0.00
  2. Monaco - 0.00
  3. Andorra - 0.00
  4. Isle of Man - 0.00
  5. Singapore - 0.16
  6. Japan - 0.26
  7. Senegal - 0.27
  8. Oman - 0.27
  9. Luxembourg - 0.34
  10. Qatar - 0.37

By Region

Afghanistan

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Afghanistan

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

6.66

#57

# of Homicides

2,474

#24

Albania

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Albania

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.29

#114

# of Homicides

66

#119

Algeria

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Algeria

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.36

#139

# of Homicides

542

#62

American Samoa

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American Samoa

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

5.38

#69

# of Homicides

3

#176

Andorra

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Andorra

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.00

#194

# of Homicides

0

#193

Angola

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Angola

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

4.85

#78

# of Homicides

1,217

#35

Anguilla

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Anguilla

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

28.34

#14

# of Homicides

4

#173

Antigua and Barbuda

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Antigua and Barbuda

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

11.06

#37

# of Homicides

10

#158

Argentina

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Argentina

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

5.32

#71

# of Homicides

2,362

#25

Armenia

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Armenia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.69

#130

# of Homicides

50

#124

Aruba

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Aruba

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.93

#123

# of Homicides

2

#183

Australia

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Australia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.89

#162

# of Homicides

222

#88

Austria

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Austria

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.97

#159

# of Homicides

86

#116

Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.20

#118

# of Homicides

219

#89

Bahamas

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Bahamas

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

31.96

#11

# of Homicides

122

#107

Bahrain

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Bahrain

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.52

#179

# of Homicides

7

#166

Bangladesh

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Bangladesh

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.37

#111

# of Homicides

3,830

#16

Barbados

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Barbados

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

9.77

#42

# of Homicides

28

#138

Belarus

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Belarus

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.39

#110

# of Homicides

226

#87

Belgium

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Belgium

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.69

#131

# of Homicides

193

#92

Belize

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Belize

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

37.79

#5

# of Homicides

142

#97

Benin

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Benin

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.13

#155

# of Homicides

126

#104

Bermuda

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Bermuda

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

8.14

#49

# of Homicides

5

#171

Bhutan

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Bhutan

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.19

#150

# of Homicides

9

#163

Bolivia

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Bolivia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

6.22

#60

# of Homicides

686

#53

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.17

#151

# of Homicides

39

#130

Botswana

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Botswana

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

15.25

#28

# of Homicides

303

#78

Brazil

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Brazil

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

27.38

#16

# of Homicides

57,358

#2

British Virgin Islands

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British Virgin Islands

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

8.33

#46

# of Homicides

2

#184

Brunei

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Brunei

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.49

#180

# of Homicides

2

#181

Bulgaria

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Bulgaria

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.30

#141

# of Homicides

92

#113

Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.25

#145

# of Homicides

240

#86

Burundi

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Burundi

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

6.05

#63

# of Homicides

635

#56

Cambodia

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Cambodia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.84

#124

# of Homicides

268

#83

Cameroon

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Cameroon

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.39

#138

# of Homicides

341

#74

Canada

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Canada

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.76

#128

# of Homicides

651

#54

Cayman Islands

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Cayman Islands

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

8.22

#47

# of Homicides

5

#170

Central African Republic

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Central African Republic

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

20.12

#23

# of Homicides

913

#42

Chile

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Chile

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

4.40

#81

# of Homicides

825

#46

China

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China

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.53

#178

# of Homicides

7,525

#12

Colombia

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Colombia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

25.34

#18

# of Homicides

12,586

#7

Cook Islands

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Cook Islands

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

3.49

#90

# of Homicides

1

#191

Costa Rica

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Costa Rica

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

11.26

#35

# of Homicides

563

#61

Croatia

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Croatia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.58

#176

# of Homicides

24

#143

Cuba

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Cuba

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

5.05

#75

# of Homicides

572

#60

Curacao

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Curacao

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

19.04

#24

# of Homicides

26

#139

Cyprus

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Cyprus

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.26

#144

# of Homicides

15

#151

Denmark

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Denmark

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.01

#157

# of Homicides

58

#122

Dominica

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Dominica

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

26.59

#17

# of Homicides

19

#148

Dominican Republic

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Dominican Republic

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

10.05

#41

# of Homicides

1,068

#38

Ecuador

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Ecuador

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

5.80

#65

# of Homicides

991

#39

Egypt

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Egypt

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.55

#104

# of Homicides

2,207

#26

El Salvador

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El Salvador

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

52.02

#1

# of Homicides

3,340

#19

Estonia

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Estonia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.12

#121

# of Homicides

28

#137

Eswatini

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Eswatini

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

11.56

#34

# of Homicides

130

#101

Ethiopia

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Ethiopia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

8.79

#45

# of Homicides

8,153

#11

Fiji

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Fiji

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.31

#112

# of Homicides

20

#146

Finland

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Finland

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.63

#133

# of Homicides

90

#114

France

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France

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.20

#149

# of Homicides

779

#50

French Guiana

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French Guiana

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

13.18

#31

# of Homicides

30

#136

French Polynesia

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French Polynesia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.38

#186

# of Homicides

1

#190

Georgia

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Georgia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.22

#117

# of Homicides

89

#115

Germany

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Germany

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.95

#160

# of Homicides

788

#49

Ghana

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Ghana

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.09

#122

# of Homicides

609

#59

Gibraltar

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Gibraltar

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.98

#97

# of Homicides

1

#189

Greece

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Greece

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.94

#161

# of Homicides

99

#112

Greenland

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Greenland

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

5.32

#72

# of Homicides

3

#175

Grenada

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Grenada

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

10.82

#38

# of Homicides

12

#155

Guadeloupe

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Guadeloupe

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

5.75

#66

# of Homicides

23

#144

Guam

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Guam

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.50

#105

# of Homicides

4

#172

Guatemala

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Guatemala

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

22.50

#19

# of Homicides

3,881

#15

Guinea Bissau

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Guinea Bissau

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.15

#152

# of Homicides

21

#145

Guyana

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Guyana

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

14.25

#30

# of Homicides

111

#108

Haiti

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Haiti

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

6.68

#56

# of Homicides

743

#51

Honduras

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Honduras

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

38.93

#4

# of Homicides

3,732

#17

Hong Kong

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Hong Kong

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.65

#171

# of Homicides

48

#126

Hungary

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Hungary

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.49

#108

# of Homicides

242

#85

Iceland

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Iceland

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.89

#163

# of Homicides

3

#177

India

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India

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

3.08

#95

# of Homicides

41,651

#3

Indonesia

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Indonesia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.43

#185

# of Homicides

1,150

#37

Iran

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Iran

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.50

#106

# of Homicides

1,936

#28

Iraq

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Iraq

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

10.07

#40

# of Homicides

3,339

#20

Ireland

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Ireland

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.87

#165

# of Homicides

42

#128

Isle Of Man

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Isle Of Man

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.00

#193

# of Homicides

0

#194

Israel

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Israel

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.49

#136

# of Homicides

123

#106

Italy

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Italy

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.57

#177

# of Homicides

345

#73

Jamaica

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Jamaica

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

43.85

#2

# of Homicides

1,287

#34

Japan

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Japan

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.26

#191

# of Homicides

334

#75

Jordan

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Jordan

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.36

#140

# of Homicides

133

#100

Kazakhstan

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Kazakhstan

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

5.06

#74

# of Homicides

915

#41

Kenya

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Kenya

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

4.93

#77

# of Homicides

2,533

#22

Kiribati

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Kiribati

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

7.52

#51

# of Homicides

8

#164

Kuwait

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Kuwait

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.82

#125

# of Homicides

61

#121

Kyrgyzstan

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Kyrgyzstan

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.19

#119

# of Homicides

138

#98

Latvia

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Latvia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

4.36

#82

# of Homicides

84

#117

Lebanon

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Lebanon

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.49

#107

# of Homicides

171

#94

Lesotho

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Lesotho

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

43.56

#3

# of Homicides

897

#43

Liberia

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Liberia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

3.26

#91

# of Homicides

135

#99

Liechtenstein

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Liechtenstein

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.64

#100

# of Homicides

1

#188

Lithuania

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Lithuania

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

4.57

#79

# of Homicides

128

#102

Luxembourg

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Luxembourg

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.34

#188

# of Homicides

2

#179

Malawi

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Malawi

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.81

#127

# of Homicides

279

#81

Malaysia

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Malaysia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.13

#120

# of Homicides

627

#57

Maldives

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Maldives

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.72

#170

# of Homicides

3

#174

Malta

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Malta

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.59

#134

# of Homicides

7

#167

Marshall Islands

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Marshall Islands

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

3.98

#86

# of Homicides

2

#180

Martinique

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Martinique

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.77

#99

# of Homicides

11

#157

Mauritius

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Mauritius

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.92

#98

# of Homicides

37

#133

Mayotte

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Mayotte

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

5.93

#64

# of Homicides

12

#154

Mexico

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Mexico

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

29.07

#13

# of Homicides

36,685

#4

Moldova

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Moldova

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

4.10

#84

# of Homicides

166

#95

Monaco

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Monaco

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.00

#195

# of Homicides

0

#195

Mongolia

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Mongolia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

6.18

#62

# of Homicides

196

#91

Montenegro

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Montenegro

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.23

#116

# of Homicides

14

#152

Montserrat

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Montserrat

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

20.28

#22

# of Homicides

1

#186

Morocco

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Morocco

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.42

#137

# of Homicides

510

#64

Mozambique

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Mozambique

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

3.51

#89

# of Homicides

849

#45

Myanmar

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Myanmar

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.26

#115

# of Homicides

1,198

#36

Namibia

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Namibia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

17.68

#26

# of Homicides

388

#71

Nepal

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Nepal

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.30

#113

# of Homicides

627

#58

Netherlands

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Netherlands

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.59

#175

# of Homicides

100

#111

New Caledonia

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New Caledonia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

3.20

#93

# of Homicides

8

#165

New Zealand

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New Zealand

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.74

#168

# of Homicides

35

#134

Nicaragua

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Nicaragua

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

7.19

#53

# of Homicides

453

#66

Niger

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Niger

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

4.43

#80

# of Homicides

788

#48

Nigeria

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Nigeria

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

34.52

#10

# of Homicides

64,201

#1

North Macedonia

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North Macedonia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.20

#148

# of Homicides

25

#141

Norway

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Norway

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.47

#183

# of Homicides

25

#140

Oman

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Oman

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.27

#189

# of Homicides

13

#153

Pakistan

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Pakistan

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

3.88

#87

# of Homicides

8,241

#10

Palau

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Palau

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

11.17

#36

# of Homicides

2

#185

Palestine

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Palestine

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.49

#181

# of Homicides

24

#142

Panama

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Panama

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

9.39

#44

# of Homicides

392

#70

Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

9.75

#43

# of Homicides

713

#52

Paraguay

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Paraguay

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

7.14

#54

# of Homicides

497

#65

Peru

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Peru

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

7.91

#50

# of Homicides

2,487

#23

Philippines

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Philippines

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

6.46

#59

# of Homicides

6,895

#13

Poland

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Poland

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.73

#169

# of Homicides

277

#82

Portugal

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Portugal

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.79

#167

# of Homicides

81

#118

Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

21.09

#21

# of Homicides

641

#55

Qatar

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Qatar

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.37

#187

# of Homicides

9

#161

Reunion

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Reunion

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.82

#126

# of Homicides

15

#150

Romania

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Romania

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.28

#142

# of Homicides

250

#84

Russia

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Russia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

8.21

#48

# of Homicides

11,964

#8

Rwanda

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Rwanda

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.58

#103

# of Homicides

293

#79

Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

36.09

#9

# of Homicides

18

#149

Saint Lucia

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Saint Lucia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

21.44

#20

# of Homicides

39

#131

Saint Martin

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Saint Martin

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

27.73

#15

# of Homicides

10

#160

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

15.77

#27

# of Homicides

1

#187

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

36.54

#7

# of Homicides

40

#129

Samoa

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Samoa

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

3.15

#94

# of Homicides

6

#169

San Marino

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San Marino

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.00

#196

# of Homicides

0

#196

Sao Tome and Principe

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Sao Tome and Principe

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

3.25

#92

# of Homicides

6

#168

Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.27

#143

# of Homicides

419

#68

Senegal

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Senegal

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.27

#190

# of Homicides

39

#132

Serbia

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Serbia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.23

#146

# of Homicides

108

#109

Seychelles

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Seychelles

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

12.54

#32

# of Homicides

12

#156

Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.73

#129

# of Homicides

124

#105

Singapore

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Singapore

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.16

#192

# of Homicides

9

#162

Slovakia

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Slovakia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.14

#153

# of Homicides

62

#120

Slovenia

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Slovenia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.48

#182

# of Homicides

10

#159

Solomon Islands

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Solomon Islands

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

3.77

#88

# of Homicides

19

#147

South Africa

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South Africa

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

36.40

#8

# of Homicides

21,036

#5

South Korea

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South Korea

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.60

#173

# of Homicides

309

#77

South Sudan

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South Sudan

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

14.87

#29

# of Homicides

1,504

#32

Spain

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Spain

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.62

#172

# of Homicides

290

#80

Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.42

#109

# of Homicides

514

#63

Sudan

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Sudan

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

5.15

#73

# of Homicides

1,702

#31

Suriname

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Suriname

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

5.43

#68

# of Homicides

31

#135

Sweden

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Sweden

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.08

#156

# of Homicides

108

#110

Switzerland

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Switzerland

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.59

#174

# of Homicides

50

#123

Syria

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Syria

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.88

#164

# of Homicides

149

#96

Taiwan

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Taiwan

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.82

#166

# of Homicides

192

#93

Tajikistan

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Tajikistan

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.64

#132

# of Homicides

126

#103

Tanzania

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Tanzania

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

6.48

#58

# of Homicides

3,439

#18

Thailand

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Thailand

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.58

#102

# of Homicides

1,787

#29

Timor Leste

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Timor Leste

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

4.10

#85

# of Homicides

49

#125

Tonga

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Tonga

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.97

#158

# of Homicides

1

#192

Trinidad and Tobago

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Trinidad and Tobago

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

30.65

#12

# of Homicides

420

#67

Tunisia

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Tunisia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

3.06

#96

# of Homicides

332

#76

Turkey

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Turkey

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

2.59

#101

# of Homicides

2,133

#27

Turkmenistan

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Turkmenistan

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

4.22

#83

# of Homicides

203

#90

Turks and Caicos Islands

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Turks and Caicos Islands

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

5.65

#67

# of Homicides

2

#178

Tuvalu

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Tuvalu

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

18.62

#25

# of Homicides

2

#182

Uganda

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Uganda

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

10.52

#39

# of Homicides

4,497

#14

Ukraine

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Ukraine

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

6.18

#61

# of Homicides

2,751

#21

United Arab Emirates

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United Arab Emirates

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

0.46

#184

# of Homicides

44

#127

United Kingdom

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United Kingdom

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.20

#147

# of Homicides

809

#47

United States

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United States

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

4.96

#76

# of Homicides

16,214

#6

Uruguay

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Uruguay

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

12.06

#33

# of Homicides

416

#69

Uzbekistan

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Uzbekistan

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.14

#154

# of Homicides

363

#72

Venezuela

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Venezuela

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

36.69

#6

# of Homicides

10,598

#9

Vietnam

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Vietnam

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

1.53

#135

# of Homicides

1,358

#33

Yemen

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Yemen

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

6.77

#55

# of Homicides

1,703

#30

Zambia

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Zambia

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

5.37

#70

# of Homicides

853

#44

Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe

Metric

Value

Rank

Homicide Rate (per 100k)

7.48

#52

# of Homicides

981

#40

Table

Region ↕Homicide Rate (per 100k) ↕# of Homicides ↕
Afghanistan iconAfghanistan6.662,474
Albania iconAlbania2.2966
Algeria iconAlgeria1.36542
American Samoa iconAmerican Samoa5.383
Andorra iconAndorra0.000
Angola iconAngola4.851,217
Anguilla iconAnguilla28.344
Antigua and Barbuda iconAntigua and Barbuda11.0610
Argentina iconArgentina5.322,362
Armenia iconArmenia1.6950
Aruba iconAruba1.932
Australia iconAustralia0.89222
Austria iconAustria0.9786
Azerbaijan iconAzerbaijan2.20219
Bahamas iconBahamas31.96122
Bahrain iconBahrain0.527
Bangladesh iconBangladesh2.373,830
Barbados iconBarbados9.7728
Belarus iconBelarus2.39226
Belgium iconBelgium1.69193
Belize iconBelize37.79142
Benin iconBenin1.13126
Bermuda iconBermuda8.145
Bhutan iconBhutan1.199
Bolivia iconBolivia6.22686
Bosnia and Herzegovina iconBosnia and Herzegovina1.1739
Botswana iconBotswana15.25303
Brazil iconBrazil27.3857,358
British Virgin Islands iconBritish Virgin Islands8.332
Brunei iconBrunei0.492
Bulgaria iconBulgaria1.3092
Burkina Faso iconBurkina Faso1.25240
Burundi iconBurundi6.05635
Cambodia iconCambodia1.84268
Cameroon iconCameroon1.39341
Canada iconCanada1.76651
Cayman Islands iconCayman Islands8.225
Central African Republic iconCentral African Republic20.12913
Chile iconChile4.40825
China iconChina0.537,525
Colombia iconColombia25.3412,586
Cook Islands iconCook Islands3.491
Costa Rica iconCosta Rica11.26563
Croatia iconCroatia0.5824
Cuba iconCuba5.05572
Curacao iconCuracao19.0426
Cyprus iconCyprus1.2615
Denmark iconDenmark1.0158
Dominica iconDominica26.5919
Dominican Republic iconDominican Republic10.051,068
Ecuador iconEcuador5.80991
Egypt iconEgypt2.552,207
El Salvador iconEl Salvador52.023,340
Estonia iconEstonia2.1228
Eswatini iconEswatini11.56130
Ethiopia iconEthiopia8.798,153
Fiji iconFiji2.3120
Finland iconFinland1.6390
France iconFrance1.20779
French Guiana iconFrench Guiana13.1830
French Polynesia iconFrench Polynesia0.381
Georgia iconGeorgia2.2289
Germany iconGermany0.95788
Ghana iconGhana2.09609
Gibraltar iconGibraltar2.981
Greece iconGreece0.9499
Greenland iconGreenland5.323
Grenada iconGrenada10.8212
Guadeloupe iconGuadeloupe5.7523
Guam iconGuam2.504
Guatemala iconGuatemala22.503,881
Guinea Bissau iconGuinea Bissau1.1521
Guyana iconGuyana14.25111
Haiti iconHaiti6.68743
Honduras iconHonduras38.933,732
Hong Kong iconHong Kong0.6548
Hungary iconHungary2.49242
Iceland iconIceland0.893
India iconIndia3.0841,651
Indonesia iconIndonesia0.431,150
Iran iconIran2.501,936
Iraq iconIraq10.073,339
Ireland iconIreland0.8742
Isle Of Man iconIsle Of Man0.000
Israel iconIsrael1.49123
Italy iconItaly0.57345
Jamaica iconJamaica43.851,287
Japan iconJapan0.26334
Jordan iconJordan1.36133
Kazakhstan iconKazakhstan5.06915
Kenya iconKenya4.932,533
Kiribati iconKiribati7.528
Kuwait iconKuwait1.8261
Kyrgyzstan iconKyrgyzstan2.19138
Latvia iconLatvia4.3684
Lebanon iconLebanon2.49171
Lesotho iconLesotho43.56897
Liberia iconLiberia3.26135
Liechtenstein iconLiechtenstein2.641
Lithuania iconLithuania4.57128
Luxembourg iconLuxembourg0.342
Malawi iconMalawi1.81279
Malaysia iconMalaysia2.13627
Maldives iconMaldives0.723
Malta iconMalta1.597
Marshall Islands iconMarshall Islands3.982
Martinique iconMartinique2.7711
Mauritius iconMauritius2.9237
Mayotte iconMayotte5.9312
Mexico iconMexico29.0736,685
Moldova iconMoldova4.10166
Monaco iconMonaco0.000
Mongolia iconMongolia6.18196
Montenegro iconMontenegro2.2314
Montserrat iconMontserrat20.281
Morocco iconMorocco1.42510
Mozambique iconMozambique3.51849
Myanmar iconMyanmar2.261,198
Namibia iconNamibia17.68388
Nepal iconNepal2.30627
Netherlands iconNetherlands0.59100
New Caledonia iconNew Caledonia3.208
New Zealand iconNew Zealand0.7435
Nicaragua iconNicaragua7.19453
Niger iconNiger4.43788
Nigeria iconNigeria34.5264,201
North Macedonia iconNorth Macedonia1.2025
Norway iconNorway0.4725
Oman iconOman0.2713
Pakistan iconPakistan3.888,241
Palau iconPalau11.172
Palestine iconPalestine0.4924
Panama iconPanama9.39392
Papua New Guinea iconPapua New Guinea9.75713
Paraguay iconParaguay7.14497
Peru iconPeru7.912,487
Philippines iconPhilippines6.466,895
Poland iconPoland0.73277
Portugal iconPortugal0.7981
Puerto Rico iconPuerto Rico21.09641
Qatar iconQatar0.379
Reunion iconReunion1.8215
Romania iconRomania1.28250
Russia iconRussia8.2111,964
Rwanda iconRwanda2.58293
Saint Kitts and Nevis iconSaint Kitts and Nevis36.0918
Saint Lucia iconSaint Lucia21.4439
Saint Martin iconSaint Martin27.7310
Saint Pierre and Miquelon iconSaint Pierre and Miquelon15.771
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines iconSaint Vincent and the Grenadines36.5440
Samoa iconSamoa3.156
San Marino iconSan Marino0.000
Sao Tome and Principe iconSao Tome and Principe3.256
Saudi Arabia iconSaudi Arabia1.27419
Senegal iconSenegal0.2739
Serbia iconSerbia1.23108
Seychelles iconSeychelles12.5412
Sierra Leone iconSierra Leone1.73124
Singapore iconSingapore0.169
Slovakia iconSlovakia1.1462
Slovenia iconSlovenia0.4810
Solomon Islands iconSolomon Islands3.7719
South Africa iconSouth Africa36.4021,036
South Korea iconSouth Korea0.60309
South Sudan iconSouth Sudan14.871,504
Spain iconSpain0.62290
Sri Lanka iconSri Lanka2.42514
Sudan iconSudan5.151,702
Suriname iconSuriname5.4331
Sweden iconSweden1.08108
Switzerland iconSwitzerland0.5950
Syria iconSyria0.88149
Taiwan iconTaiwan0.82192
Tajikistan iconTajikistan1.64126
Tanzania iconTanzania6.483,439
Thailand iconThailand2.581,787
Timor Leste iconTimor Leste4.1049
Tonga iconTonga0.971
Trinidad and Tobago iconTrinidad and Tobago30.65420
Tunisia iconTunisia3.06332
Turkey iconTurkey2.592,133
Turkmenistan iconTurkmenistan4.22203
Turks and Caicos Islands iconTurks and Caicos Islands5.652
Tuvalu iconTuvalu18.622
Uganda iconUganda10.524,497
Ukraine iconUkraine6.182,751
United Arab Emirates iconUnited Arab Emirates0.4644
United Kingdom iconUnited Kingdom1.20809
United States iconUnited States4.9616,214
Uruguay iconUruguay12.06416
Uzbekistan iconUzbekistan1.14363
Venezuela iconVenezuela36.6910,598
Vietnam iconVietnam1.531,358
Yemen iconYemen6.771,703
Zambia iconZambia5.37853
Zimbabwe iconZimbabwe7.48981
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