Which country has the highest Homicide Rate?

Turks and Caicos Islands has the highest Homicide Rate in 2022, at 76.34 per 100k, followed by Jamaica (53.11 per 100k) and South Africa (43.72 per 100k).

Which country has the lowest Homicide Rate?

Qatar has the lowest Homicide Rate in 2022, at 0.07 per 100k.

What is the median Homicide Rate across countries?

The median is 2.26 per 100k across the 100 countries with data in 2022.

Where does this violent crime rates by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Crime Violent Offences - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; Intentional homicide - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; Victims of intentional homicide - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; Serious assault 2018 - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

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Violent Crime Rates by Country

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Turks and Caicos Islands has the highest Homicide Rate in 2022 (76.34 per 100k), followed by Jamaica (53.11 per 100k) and South Africa (43.72 per 100k). Qatar has the lowest (0.07 per 100k).

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Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

2.26 per 100k

Middle half 0.86 per 100k – 11.3 per 100k

Average

8.7 per 100k

100 countries

Lowest (best)

0.07 per 100k

Qatar

Highest (worst)

76.34 per 100k

Turks and Caicos Islands

Over time · 2020–2023

The top 5 in 2022, against the median.

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Data

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100 countries · # = rank by Homicide Rate

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1	Qatar	0.07 per 100k	2
2	Singapore	0.12 per 100k	7
3	Bahrain	0.2 per 100k	3
4	Japan	0.23 per 100k	289
5	Oman	0.25 per 100k	12
6	Macau	0.28 per 100k	2
7	Indonesia	0.3 per 100k	847
8	Hong Kong	0.4 per 100k	30
9	Switzerland	0.48 per 100k	42
10	South Korea	0.53 per 100k	275
11	Italy	0.54 per 100k	322
12	Norway	0.55 per 100k	30
13	Cyprus	0.6 per 100k	8
14	Slovenia	0.61 per 100k	13
15	Palestine	0.62 per 100k	33
16	Spain	0.68 per 100k	325
17	United Arab Emirates	0.69 per 100k	71
18	Poland	0.7 per 100k	270
19	Portugal	0.72 per 100k	75
20	Slovakia	0.77 per 100k	42
21	Croatia	0.79 per 100k	31
22	Netherlands	0.8 per 100k	143
23	Germany	0.82 per 100k	686
23	Czechia	0.82 per 100k	88
25	Australia	0.84 per 100k	220
26	Ireland	0.86 per 100k	44
27	Austria	0.87 per 100k	79
28	Hungary	0.97 per 100k	94
29	Denmark	0.98 per 100k	58
29	North Macedonia	0.98 per 100k	18
31	Iceland	1.05 per 100k	4
32	Serbia	1.09 per 100k	74
32	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.09 per 100k	35
34	Sweden	1.11 per 100k	116
34	Bulgaria	1.11 per 100k	76
36	Jordan	1.12 per 100k	126
36	Greece	1.12 per 100k	117
38	France	1.24 per 100k	821
38	Finland	1.24 per 100k	69
40	Romania	1.29 per 100k	247
41	United Kingdom	1.41 per 100k	27
42	Estonia	1.48 per 100k	20
43	Malta	1.51 per 100k	8
44	Luxembourg	1.53 per 100k	10
45	Israel	1.61 per 100k	147
46	Morocco	1.66 per 100k	618
47	Albania	1.7 per 100k	48
48	Algeria	1.75 per 100k	795
49	Ghana	1.83 per 100k	607
50	Canada	2.25 per 100k	874
51	Mauritius	2.27 per 100k	29
52	Azerbaijan	2.38 per 100k	245
52	Lithuania	2.38 per 100k	67
54	Moldova	2.47 per 100k	75
55	Kazakhstan	2.55 per 100k	511
56	Montenegro	2.6 per 100k	16
57	Turkey	2.62 per 100k	2,282
58	India	2.82 per 100k	40,130
59	Latvia	3.56 per 100k	67
60	Myanmar	3.9 per 100k	2,098
61	Bolivia	4.02 per 100k	485
62	Pakistan	4.08 per 100k	9,937
63	Argentina	4.32 per 100k	1,961
64	Kenya	4.87 per 100k	2,643
65	Mongolia	5.97 per 100k	202
66	United States	6.51 per 100k	22,243
67	Chile	6.76 per 100k	1,322
68	Grenada	6.84 per 100k	8
69	Paraguay	6.98 per 100k	472
70	Suriname	7.22 per 100k	45
71	El Salvador	7.9 per 100k	496
72	Seychelles	7.97 per 100k	10
73	Uganda	8.76 per 100k	4,143
74	Antigua and Barbuda	10.77 per 100k	10
75	Uruguay	11.29 per 100k	383
76	Panama	11.34 per 100k	499
77	Dominican Republic	12.37 per 100k	1,389
78	Venezuela	12.65 per 100k	3,568
79	Costa Rica	12.91 per 100k	656
80	Bermuda	13.9 per 100k	9
81	Barbados	15.23 per 100k	43
82	Guyana	15.94 per 100k	131
83	Puerto Rico	17.65 per 100k	572
84	Haiti	18.98 per 100k	2,183
85	Brazil	21.1 per 100k	44,367
86	Guatemala	22.05 per 100k	3,935
87	Saint Kitts and Nevis	23.55 per 100k	11
88	Colombia	25.31 per 100k	13,097
89	Mexico	25.88 per 100k	33,287
90	Ecuador	27.41 per 100k	4,886
91	Belize	28.06 per 100k	113
92	Dominica	28.43 per 100k	19
93	Bahamas	32.2 per 100k	128
94	Honduras	34.97 per 100k	3,659
95	Saint Lucia	36.92 per 100k	66
96	Trinidad and Tobago	40.44 per 100k	605
97	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	41.16 per 100k	42
98	South Africa	43.72 per 100k	27,272
99	Jamaica	53.11 per 100k	1,508
100	Turks and Caicos Islands	76.34 per 100k	35

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Pearson r against 1,600 other country metrics sharing at least 60 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

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r = +0.86 · very strong · n = 75
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Murder Rate FemalesMurder Rate by Country
r = +0.86 · very strong · n = 76
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Rate of Stabbing DeathsStabbing Deaths by Country
r = +0.80 · very strong · n = 97
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Total STD RateSTD Rates by Country
r = +0.76 · very strong · n = 96
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Places that have a higher Homicide Rate tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

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r = −0.68 · strong · n = 88
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SafetySocial Progress Index by Country
r = −0.65 · strong · n = 86
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r = −0.61 · strong · n = 66
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Homicide Rate?: Turks and Caicos Islands has the highest Homicide Rate in 2022, at 76.34 per 100k, followed by Jamaica (53.11 per 100k) and South Africa (43.72 per 100k).
Which country has the lowest Homicide Rate?: Qatar has the lowest Homicide Rate in 2022, at 0.07 per 100k.
What is the median Homicide Rate across countries?: The median is 2.26 per 100k across the 100 countries with data in 2022.
Where does this violent crime rates by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Crime Violent Offences - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; Intentional homicide - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; Victims of intentional homicide - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; Serious assault 2018 - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

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