Homicide rate (per 100,000 people) by country
United States: 5.76 in 2023, 34th of 38 OECD members (lowest first). 101st of all 149 with data.
Highest: 
Turks and Caicos Islands (76.34, 2022) · Lowest: 
Singapore (0.07, 2023) · 149 countries and territories with data.
Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 people.
Ranking
Latest value for each country (within 5 years).
Over time
United States: rank over time
Rank among the countries with data in each year (lowest first).
World ranking (lowest first)
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 0.07 | 2023 |
| 2 |  Qatar | 0.07 | 2022 |
| 3 |  Oman | 0.14 | 2023 |
| 4 |  Bahrain | 0.20 | 2022 |
| 5 |  Japan | 0.23 | 2023 |
| 6 |  Kuwait | 0.25 | 2020 |
| 7 |  Indonesia | 0.30 | 2022 |
| 8 |  Vanuatu | 0.33 | 2020 |
| 9 |  Hong Kong | 0.38 | 2023 |
| 10 |  South Korea | 0.48 | 2023 |
| 11 |  China | 0.50 | 2020 |
| 12 |  Macao | 0.56 | 2023 |
| 13 |  Malta | 0.56 | 2023 |
| 14 |  Slovenia | 0.57 | 2023 |
| 15 |  Italy | 0.57 | 2023 |
| 16 |  Switzerland | 0.60 | 2023 |
| 17 |  Maldives | 0.62 | 2019 |
| 18 |  West Bank and Gaza | 0.62 | 2022 |
| 19 |  Ireland | 0.65 | 2023 |
| 20 |  Croatia | 0.67 | 2023 |
| 21 |  Spain | 0.69 | 2023 |
| 22 |  Netherlands | 0.69 | 2023 |
| 23 |  United Arab Emirates | 0.69 | 2022 |
| 24 |  Portugal | 0.72 | 2022 |
| 25 |  Hungary | 0.72 | 2023 |
| 26 |  Norway | 0.72 | 2023 |
| 27 |  Malaysia | 0.73 | 2023 |
| 28 |  Czechia | 0.77 | 2023 |
| 29 |  Montenegro | 0.79 | 2023 |
| 30 |  Poland | 0.80 | 2023 |
| 31 |  Cyprus | 0.82 | 2023 |
| 32 |  Greece | 0.84 | 2023 |
| 33 |  Denmark | 0.84 | 2023 |
| 34 |  Australia | 0.85 | 2023 |
| 35 |  Austria | 0.88 | 2023 |
| 36 |  Tajikistan | 0.89 | 2020 |
| 37 |  Micronesia | 0.91 | 2019 |
| 38 |  Germany | 0.91 | 2023 |
| 39 |  Saudi Arabia | 0.94 | 2019 |
| 40 |  Tonga | 0.95 | 2019 |
| 41 |  Finland | 0.98 | 2023 |
| 42 |  Jordan | 0.99 | 2023 |
| 43 |  Mauritania | 1.00 | 2020 |
| 44 |  Belgium | 1.08 | 2021 |
| 45 |  Bulgaria | 1.09 | 2023 |
| 46 |  Romania | 1.11 | 2023 |
| 47 |  United Kingdom | 1.12 | 2021 |
| 48 |  Slovakia | 1.12 | 2023 |
| 49 |  Sweden | 1.15 | 2023 |
| 50 |  Algeria | 1.16 | 2023 |
| 51 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.22 | 2023 |
| 52 |  Iceland | 1.29 | 2023 |
| 53 |  Serbia | 1.31 | 2023 |
| 54 |  France | 1.34 | 2023 |
| 55 |  Albania | 1.39 | 2023 |
| 56 |  Uzbekistan | 1.40 | 2021 |
| 57 |  New Zealand | 1.46 | 2022 |
| 58 |  North Macedonia | 1.53 | 2023 |
| 59 |  Luxembourg | 1.53 | 2022 |
| 60 |  Estonia | 1.54 | 2023 |
| 61 |  Israel | 1.63 | 2022 |
| 62 |  Morocco | 1.71 | 2023 |
| 63 |  Kyrgyzstan | 1.75 | 2020 |
| 64 |  Ghana | 1.83 | 2022 |
| 65 |  Kosovo | 1.89 | 2021 |
| 66 |  Canada | 1.98 | 2023 |
| 67 |  Georgia | 2.03 | 2019 |
| 68 |  Fiji | 2.06 | 2023 |
| 69 |  Nepal | 2.13 | 2020 |
| 70 |  Azerbaijan | 2.16 | 2023 |
| 71 |  Armenia | 2.21 | 2023 |
| 72 |  Sierra Leone | 2.22 | 2020 |
| 73 |  Lebanon | 2.24 | 2020 |
| 74 |  Mauritius | 2.27 | 2022 |
| 75 |  Bangladesh | 2.34 | 2018 |
| 76 |  Belarus | 2.38 | 2019 |
| 77 |  Bhutan | 2.47 | 2020 |
| 78 |  Latvia | 2.50 | 2023 |
| 79 |  Moldova | 2.54 | 2023 |
| 80 |  Kazakhstan | 2.55 | 2022 |
| 81 |  Myanmar | 2.58 | 2023 |
| 82 |  Andorra | 2.58 | 2020 |
| 83 |  Lithuania | 2.63 | 2023 |
| 84 |  India | 2.82 | 2022 |
| 85 |  Türkiye | 3.23 | 2023 |
| 86 |  Sri Lanka | 3.31 | 2019 |
| 87 |  Rwanda | 3.61 | 2020 |
| 88 |  Tanzania | 3.75 | 2020 |
| 89 |  Ukraine | 3.78 | 2021 |
| 90 |  Afghanistan | 4.03 | 2021 |
| 91 |  Guam | 4.33 | 2019 |
| 92 |  Pakistan | 4.33 | 2023 |
| 93 |  Philippines | 4.35 | 2023 |
| 94 |  Cayman Islands | 4.37 | 2020 |
| 95 |  Bolivia | 4.42 | 2023 |
| 96 |  Cuba | 4.46 | 2019 |
| 97 |  Argentina | 4.49 | 2023 |
| 98 |  Tunisia | 4.69 | 2020 |
| 99 |  Kenya | 4.87 | 2022 |
| 100 |  Liechtenstein | 5.12 | 2021 |
| 101 |  United States | 5.76 | 2023 |
| 102 |  Mongolia | 5.92 | 2023 |
| 103 |  Bermuda | 6.18 | 2023 |
| 104 |  Samoa | 6.26 | 2018 |
| 105 |  Chile | 6.35 | 2023 |
| 106 |  Suriname | 6.52 | 2023 |
| 107 |  Zimbabwe | 6.76 | 2022 |
| 108 |  Cameroon | 6.76 | 2022 |
| 109 |  Russia | 6.77 | 2021 |
| 110 |  Paraguay | 6.78 | 2023 |
| 111 |  Cabo Verde | 6.99 | 2020 |
| 112 |  Barbados | 7.44 | 2023 |
| 113 |  El Salvador | 7.90 | 2022 |
| 114 |  Seychelles | 7.97 | 2022 |
| 115 |  Peru | 8.60 | 2021 |
| 116 |  Uganda | 8.97 | 2023 |
| 117 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 10.72 | 2023 |
| 118 |  Dominican Republic | 10.92 | 2023 |
| 119 |  Namibia | 11.21 | 2021 |
| 120 |  Palau | 11.23 | 2018 |
| 121 |  Uruguay | 11.25 | 2023 |
| 122 |  Nicaragua | 11.35 | 2021 |
| 123 |  Botswana | 11.37 | 2021 |
| 124 |  Panama | 11.71 | 2023 |
| 125 |  Eswatini | 12.51 | 2021 |
| 126 |  Venezuela | 12.65 | 2022 |
| 127 |  Grenada | 13.67 | 2023 |
| 128 |  Puerto Rico | 14.59 | 2023 |
| 129 |  Nigeria | 15.75 | 2023 |
| 130 |  Costa Rica | 17.75 | 2023 |
| 131 |  Guyana | 19.12 | 2023 |
| 132 |  Brazil | 19.28 | 2023 |
| 133 |  Guatemala | 23.37 | 2023 |
| 134 |  Mexico | 24.86 | 2023 |
| 135 |  Colombia | 24.91 | 2023 |
| 136 |  American Samoa | 25.54 | 2018 |
| 137 |  Dominica | 27.06 | 2023 |
| 138 |  Belize | 28.06 | 2022 |
| 139 |  Honduras | 31.44 | 2023 |
| 140 |  Bahamas | 32.20 | 2022 |
| 141 |  St. Lucia | 39.04 | 2023 |
| 142 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 40.44 | 2022 |
| 143 |  Haiti | 41.15 | 2023 |
| 144 |  South Africa | 43.72 | 2022 |
| 145 |  Ecuador | 45.72 | 2023 |
| 146 |  Jamaica | 49.44 | 2023 |
| 147 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 51.32 | 2023 |
| 148 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 64.16 | 2023 |
| 149 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 76.34 | 2022 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (VC.IHR.PSRC.P5). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.
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