Countries With the Highest Homicide Rates
Every country with a figure for homicide rate, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Turks and Caicos Islands (76.3), St. Kitts and Nevis (64.2) and St. Vincent and the Grenadines (51.3). The middle country of the 182 has 2.47.
What this measures
Intentional homicide rate (per 100,000 population). Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. For this measure, higher is worse.
Counts victims of intentional homicide (murder). Homicide is the crime least often left unreported. So it is the only crime figure similar enough across countries to use here. Rates of assault, theft and rape reflect how often people report crimes and how police record them, at least as much as how much crime there is, so they are left out on purpose. Even homicide figures shift when a country switches between police records and public-health records.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2010–2024. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Homicide rate | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 76.3 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 64.2 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 3 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 51.3 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 4 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 49.9 | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 5 | Jamaica | 49.4 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 6 | Ecuador | 45.7 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 7 | South Africa | 43.7 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 8 | Haiti | 41.2 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 40.4 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 10 | St. Lucia | 39 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 11 | Bahamas, The | 32.2 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 12 | Honduras | 31.4 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 13 | Belize | 28.1 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 14 | Dominica | 27.1 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 15 | St. Martin (French part) | 26.9 | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 16 | Colombia | 24.9 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 17 | Mexico | 24.9 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 18 | Guatemala | 23.4 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 19 | Brazil | 19.3 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 20 | Guyana | 19.1 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 17.7 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 22 | Nigeria | 15.7 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 23 | Eritrea | 15.6 | 2012 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 24 | Puerto Rico (US) | 15.1 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 25 | South Sudan | 14 | 2012 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 26 | Grenada | 13.7 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 27 | Venezuela, RB | 12.6 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 28 | Eswatini | 12.5 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 29 | Panama | 11.7 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 30 | Botswana | 11.4 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 31 | Nicaragua | 11.3 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 32 | Uruguay | 11.2 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 33 | Palau | 11.2 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 34 | Namibia | 11.2 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 10.9 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 36 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.7 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 37 | Iraq | 9.46 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 9.34 | 2010 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 39 | Uganda | 8.97 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 40 | Peru | 8.6 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 41 | Ethiopia | 8.51 | 2012 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 42 | Seychelles | 7.97 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 43 | El Salvador | 7.9 | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 44 | Russian Federation | 7.82 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 45 | Barbados | 7.44 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 46 | Kiribati | 7.12 | 2012 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 47 | Cabo Verde | 6.99 | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 48 | Paraguay | 6.78 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 49 | Cameroon | 6.76 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 6.76 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 51 | Suriname | 6.52 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 52 | Chile | 6.35 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 53 | Samoa | 6.26 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 54 | Bermuda | 6.18 | 2023 | North America |
| 55 | Yemen, Rep. | 5.81 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 56 | United States | 5.76 | 2023 | North America |
| 57 | Burundi | 5.65 | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 58 | Mongolia | 5.64 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 59 | Greenland | 5.35 | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 60 | Zambia | 5.2 | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 61 | Liechtenstein | 5.12 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 62 | Kenya | 4.87 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 63 | Thailand | 4.79 | 2011 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 64 | Tunisia | 4.69 | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 65 | Argentina | 4.49 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 66 | Cuba | 4.46 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 67 | Bolivia | 4.42 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 68 | Niger | 4.42 | 2012 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 69 | Cayman Islands | 4.37 | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 70 | Philippines | 4.35 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 71 | Pakistan | 4.33 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 72 | Guam | 4.33 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 73 | Angola | 4.1 | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 74 | Timor-Leste | 4.07 | 2015 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 75 | Afghanistan | 4.03 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 76 | Ukraine | 3.78 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 77 | Tanzania | 3.75 | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 78 | Rwanda | 3.61 | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 79 | Mozambique | 3.59 | 2011 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 3.31 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 81 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.23 | 2011 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 82 | Turkiye | 3.23 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 83 | Liberia | 3.09 | 2012 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 84 | India | 2.82 | 2022 | South Asia |
| 85 | Lithuania | 2.63 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 86 | Andorra | 2.58 | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 87 | Myanmar | 2.58 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 88 | Kazakhstan | 2.55 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 89 | Moldova | 2.54 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 90 | Latvia | 2.5 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 91 | Bhutan | 2.47 | 2020 | South Asia |
| 92 | Belarus | 2.38 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 93 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 2.38 | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 94 | Bangladesh | 2.34 | 2018 | South Asia |
| 95 | Mauritius | 2.27 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 96 | Lebanon | 2.24 | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 97 | Sierra Leone | 2.22 | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 98 | Armenia | 2.21 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 99 | Nepal | 2.13 | 2020 | South Asia |
| 100 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.06 | 2010 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 101 | Fiji | 2.06 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 102 | Georgia | 2.03 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | 1.99 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 104 | Canada | 1.98 | 2023 | North America |
| 105 | Aruba | 1.93 | 2014 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 106 | Kosovo | 1.89 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 107 | Ghana | 1.83 | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 108 | Cambodia | 1.82 | 2011 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 109 | Malawi | 1.78 | 2012 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 110 | Albania | 1.76 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 111 | Morocco | 1.67 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 112 | Israel | 1.63 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 113 | Estonia | 1.54 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 114 | Viet Nam | 1.54 | 2011 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 115 | Luxembourg | 1.53 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 116 | North Macedonia | 1.53 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 117 | New Zealand | 1.46 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 118 | Uzbekistan | 1.4 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 119 | France | 1.35 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 120 | Serbia | 1.31 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 121 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 1.31 | 2017 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 122 | Iceland | 1.29 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.22 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 124 | Algeria | 1.16 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 125 | Sweden | 1.15 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 126 | Slovak Republic | 1.12 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 127 | Romania | 1.12 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 128 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.12 | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 129 | United Kingdom | 1.12 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 1.09 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 131 | Belgium | 1.08 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 132 | Turkmenistan | 1.01 | 2015 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 133 | Mauritania | 1 | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 134 | Jordan | 0.988 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 135 | Finland | 0.982 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 136 | Cyprus | 0.957 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 137 | Tonga | 0.946 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 138 | Saudi Arabia | 0.935 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 139 | Germany | 0.911 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 140 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 0.907 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 141 | Tajikistan | 0.892 | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 142 | Austria | 0.876 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 143 | Australia | 0.854 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 144 | Denmark | 0.841 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 145 | Greece | 0.84 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 146 | Poland | 0.802 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 147 | Montenegro | 0.789 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 148 | Czechia | 0.768 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 149 | Malaysia | 0.734 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 150 | Norway | 0.725 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 151 | Hungary | 0.723 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 152 | Portugal | 0.72 | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 153 | United Arab Emirates | 0.693 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 154 | Netherlands | 0.691 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 155 | Spain | 0.691 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 156 | Croatia | 0.667 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 157 | Ireland | 0.654 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 158 | West Bank and Gaza | 0.622 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 159 | Maldives | 0.615 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 160 | Switzerland | 0.597 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 161 | Italy | 0.568 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 162 | Slovenia | 0.566 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 163 | Malta | 0.563 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 164 | Macao SAR, China | 0.56 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 165 | China | 0.502 | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 166 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.486 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 167 | Korea, Rep. | 0.477 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 168 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.376 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 0.335 | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 170 | Indonesia | 0.304 | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 171 | Kuwait | 0.25 | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 172 | Japan | 0.229 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 173 | Bahrain | 0.196 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 174 | Oman | 0.139 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 175 | Qatar | 0.0691 | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 176 | Singapore | 0.0691 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 177 | American Samoa | 0 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 178 | Channel Islands | 0 | 2010 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 179 | Gibraltar | 0 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 180 | Isle of Man | 0 | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 181 | San Marino | 0 | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 182 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
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