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Homicide rate by country

Intentional homicides · per 100,000 people · 83 countries ranked · 2023

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  1. 1SingaporeWorld rank 1st of 83
    down −44.2 %
  2. 2OmanWorld rank 2nd of 83
    down −45.4 %
  3. 3JapanWorld rank 3rd of 83
    down −0.9 %
  4. 4Hong KongWorld rank 4th of 83
    down −6.4 %
  5. 5South KoreaWorld rank 5th of 83
    down −3.8 %
  6. 6MacaoWorld rank 6th of 83
    up +97.3 %
  7. 7MaltaWorld rank 7th of 83
    down −62.8 %
  8. 8SloveniaWorld rank 8th of 83
    down −7.8 %
  9. 9ItalyWorld rank 9th of 83
    up +5.2 %
  10. 10SwitzerlandWorld rank 10th of 83
    up +25.1 %
  11. 11IrelandWorld rank 11th of 83
    down −24.0 %
  12. 12CroatiaWorld rank 12th of 83
    down −15.9 %
  13. 13SpainWorld rank 13th of 83
    up +1.7 %
  14. 14NetherlandsWorld rank 14th of 83
    down −13.5 %
  15. 15HungaryWorld rank 15th of 83
    down −25.5 %
  16. 16NorwayWorld rank 16th of 83
    up +31.8 %
  17. 17MalaysiaWorld rank 17th of 83
    up +6.2 %
  18. 18CzechiaWorld rank 18th of 83
    down −5.8 %
  19. 19MontenegroWorld rank 19th of 83
    down −69.7 %
  20. 20PolandWorld rank 20th of 83
    up +14.1 %
  21. 21CyprusWorld rank 21st of 83
    up +36.1 %
  22. 22GreeceWorld rank 22nd of 83
    down −25.3 %
  23. 23DenmarkWorld rank 23rd of 83
    down −14.4 %
  24. 24AustraliaWorld rank 24th of 83
    up +1.8 %
  25. 25AustriaWorld rank 25th of 83
    up +0.5 %

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Homicide rate, 2023. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.

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Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

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Rank by year for Singapore, Oman, Japan, 2000–2024.