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1	Saint Kitts and Nevis	64.16
2	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	51.32
3	Jamaica	49.44
4	Ecuador	45.72
5	South Africa	43.72
6	Haiti	41.15
7	Trinidad and Tobago	40.44
8	Saint Lucia	39.04
9	Lesotho	38.24
10	Bahamas	32.2
11	Honduras	31.44
12	Anguilla	29.14
13	Belize	28.06
14	Dominica	27.06
15	Colombia	24.91
16	Mexico	24.86
17	Guatemala	23.37
18	Brazil	19.28
19	Guyana	19.12
20	Costa Rica	17.75
21	Curacao	16.92
22	Nigeria	15.75
23	Eritrea	15.61
24	Puerto Rico	14.59
25	South Sudan	13.98
26	Grenada	13.67
27	Venezuela	12.65
28	Eswatini	12.51
29	Panama	11.71
30	Botswana	11.37
31	Nicaragua	11.35
32	Uruguay	11.25
33	Palau	11.23
34	Namibia	11.21
35	Dominican Republic	10.92
36	Antigua and Barbuda	10.72
37	Iraq	9.46
38	Papua New Guinea	9.34
39	Uganda	8.97
40	Peru	8.6
41	Ethiopia	8.51
42	Seychelles	7.97
43	El Salvador	7.9
44	Barbados	7.44
45	Kiribati	7.12
46	Cape Verde	6.99
47	Paraguay	6.78
48	Russia	6.77
49	Cameroon	6.76
49	Zimbabwe	6.76
51	Suriname	6.52
52	Chile	6.35
53	Samoa	6.26
54	Bermuda	6.18
55	Mayotte	5.94
56	Mongolia	5.92
57	Yemen	5.81
58	United States	5.76
59	Guadeloupe	5.68
60	Burundi	5.65
61	Greenland	5.35
62	Zambia	5.2
62	Solomon Islands	5.2
64	Liechtenstein	5.12
65	Kenya	4.87
66	Thailand	4.79
67	Tunisia	4.69
68	Tanzania	4.59
69	Argentina	4.49
70	Cuba	4.46
71	Niger	4.42
71	Bolivia	4.42
73	Philippines	4.35
74	Pakistan	4.33
74	Guam	4.33
76	Marshall Islands	4.31
77	Angola	4.1
78	Timor Leste	4.07
79	Afghanistan	4.03
80	Ukraine	3.78
81	Rwanda	3.61
82	Mozambique	3.59
83	Cook Islands	3.56
84	Sri Lanka	3.31
85	Sao Tome and Principe	3.3
86	Turkey	3.23
87	Gibraltar	3.2
88	Liberia	3.09
89	India	2.82
90	Martinique	2.75
91	Lithuania	2.63
92	Myanmar	2.58
92	Andorra	2.58
94	Kazakhstan	2.55
95	Moldova	2.54
96	Latvia	2.5
97	Bhutan	2.47
98	Belarus	2.38
98	Iran	2.38
100	Bangladesh	2.34
101	Mauritius	2.27
102	Lebanon	2.24
103	Sierra Leone	2.22
104	Armenia	2.21
105	Azerbaijan	2.16
106	Nepal	2.13
107	Fiji	2.06
107	Syria	2.06
109	Georgia	2.03
110	Canada	1.98
111	Aruba	1.93
112	Kosovo	1.89
113	Ghana	1.83
114	Cambodia	1.82
115	Reunion	1.79
116	Malawi	1.78
117	Morocco	1.71
118	Israel	1.63
119	Estonia	1.54
119	Vietnam	1.54
121	Luxembourg	1.53
121	North Macedonia	1.53
123	New Zealand	1.46
124	Uzbekistan	1.4
125	Albania	1.39
126	France	1.34
127	Egypt	1.31
127	Serbia	1.31
129	Iceland	1.29
130	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.22
131	Algeria	1.16
132	Sweden	1.15
132	United Kingdom	1.15
134	Slovakia	1.12
134	Guinea Bissau	1.12
136	Romania	1.11
137	Bulgaria	1.09
138	Belgium	1.08
139	Turkmenistan	1.01
140	Mauritania	1
141	Jordan	0.99
142	Finland	0.98
143	Tonga	0.95
144	Saudi Arabia	0.94
145	Micronesia	0.91
145	Germany	0.91
147	Tajikistan	0.89
148	Austria	0.88
149	Australia	0.85
150	Greece	0.84
150	Denmark	0.84
152	Cyprus	0.82
153	Poland	0.8
154	Montenegro	0.79
155	Czech Republic	0.77
156	Malaysia	0.73
157	Portugal	0.72
157	Norway	0.72
157	Hungary	0.72
160	Spain	0.69
160	United Arab Emirates	0.69
160	Netherlands	0.69
163	Croatia	0.67
164	Ireland	0.65
165	Maldives	0.62
165	Palestine	0.62
167	Switzerland	0.6
168	Slovenia	0.57
168	Italy	0.57
170	Malta	0.56
170	Macau	0.56
172	China	0.5
173	Brunei	0.49
174	South Korea	0.48
175	Hong Kong	0.38
176	Vanuatu	0.33
177	Indonesia	0.3
178	Kuwait	0.25
179	Japan	0.23
180	Bahrain	0.2
181	Oman	0.14
182	Singapore	0.07
182	Qatar	0.07
184	Montserrat	0
184	Vatican City	0
184	Monaco	0
184	Tuvalu	0
184	San Marino	0
184	Isle Of Man	0

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Murder Rates in the World

Homicide rates serve as one of the most reliable indicators of violence and safety across countries. The homicide rate is calculated per 100,000 inhabitants, this enables comparisons between countries regardless of population size.

The Americas show highest regional rates, and even though Brazil has the highest absolute number of murders globally, it represents 19.28 per 100,000. Mexico records 24.86 with 32,252 total homicides, and the United States reports 5.76 murders per 100,000 in 2023 with 19,796 total homicides.

The global homicide rate was 5.61 per 100,000 in 2022. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) classifies homicides into three main categories. Criminal activity homicides include those related to organized crime groups, gangs, and other criminal enterprises like robbery. Interpersonal homicides involve intimate partners, family members, or acquaintances. Sociopolitical homicides include killings motivated by prejudice, political aims, or civil unrest.

Our analysis compiles the latest available information from the UNODC’s International Homicide database. According to its Global Study on Homicide 2023, intentional homicide is defined as ‘unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury’, excluding deaths in armed conflicts, suicide, accidents, and legal interventions by police.

Region ↕	Homicide Rate↕	# of Homicides↕
Saint Kitts and Nevis	64.16	30
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	51.32	52
Jamaica	49.44	1404
Ecuador	45.72	8221
South Africa	43.72	27272
Haiti	41.15	4789
Trinidad and Tobago	40.44	605
Saint Lucia	39.04	70
Lesotho	38.24	752
Bahamas	32.2	128
Honduras	31.44	3347
Anguilla	29.14	4
Belize	28.06	113
Dominica	27.06	18
Colombia	24.91	13035
Mexico	24.86	32252
Guatemala	23.37	4235
Brazil	19.28	40698
Guyana	19.12	158
Costa Rica	17.75	906
Curacao	16.92	26
Nigeria	15.75	35884
Eritrea	15.61	474
Puerto Rico	14.59	489
South Sudan	13.98	1504
Grenada	13.67	16
Venezuela	12.65	3568
Eswatini	12.51	151
Panama	11.71	522
Botswana	11.37	273
Nicaragua	11.35	754
Uruguay	11.25	381
Palau	11.23	2
Namibia	11.21	315
Dominican Republic	10.92	1237
Antigua and Barbuda	10.72	10
Iraq	9.46	3339
Papua New Guinea	9.34	713
Uganda	8.97	4366
Peru	8.6	2853
Ethiopia	8.51	8153
Seychelles	7.97	10
El Salvador	7.9	496
Barbados	7.44	21
Kiribati	7.12	8
Cape Verde	6.99	36
Paraguay	6.78	464
Russia	6.77	11327
Cameroon	6.76	1868
Zimbabwe	6.76	1086
Suriname	6.52	41
Chile	6.35	1248
Samoa	6.26	13
Bermuda	6.18	4
Mayotte	5.94	12
Mongolia	5.92	196
Yemen	5.81	1703
United States	5.76	19796
Guadeloupe	5.68	23
Burundi	5.65	635
Greenland	5.35	3
Zambia	5.2	853
Solomon Islands	5.2	26
Liechtenstein	5.12	2
Kenya	4.87	2643
Thailand	4.79	3307
Tunisia	4.69	562
Tanzania	4.59	2719
Argentina	4.49	2046
Cuba	4.46	500
Niger	4.42	788
Bolivia	4.42	541
Philippines	4.35	4995
Pakistan	4.33	10729
Guam	4.33	7
Marshall Islands	4.31	2
Angola	4.1	1196
Timor Leste	4.07	49
Afghanistan	4.03	1613
Ukraine	3.78	1673
Rwanda	3.61	472
Mozambique	3.59	849
Cook Islands	3.56	1
Sri Lanka	3.31	742
Sao Tome and Principe	3.3	6
Turkey	3.23	2817
Gibraltar	3.2	0
Liberia	3.09	135
India	2.82	40130
Martinique	2.75	11
Lithuania	2.63	75
Myanmar	2.58	1394
Andorra	2.58	2
Kazakhstan	2.55	511
Moldova	2.54	78
Latvia	2.5	47
Bhutan	2.47	19
Belarus	2.38	225
Iran	2.38	1936
Bangladesh	2.34	3830
Mauritius	2.27	29
Lebanon	2.24	128
Sierra Leone	2.22	176
Armenia	2.21	65
Azerbaijan	2.16	206
Nepal	2.13	617
Fiji	2.06	19
Syria	2.06	463
Georgia	2.03	77
Canada	1.98	778
Aruba	1.93	2
Kosovo	1.89	33
Ghana	1.83	607
Cambodia	1.82	268
Reunion	1.79	15
Malawi	1.78	279
Morocco	1.71	635
Israel	1.63	148
Estonia	1.54	21
Vietnam	1.54	1358
Luxembourg	1.53	10
North Macedonia	1.53	28
New Zealand	1.46	75
Uzbekistan	1.4	479
Albania	1.39	49
France	1.34	897
Egypt	1.31	1360
Serbia	1.31	89
Iceland	1.29	5
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.22	39
Algeria	1.16	536
Sweden	1.15	121
United Kingdom	1.15	684
Slovakia	1.12	62
Guinea Bissau	1.12	21
Romania	1.11	213
Bulgaria	1.09	74
Belgium	1.08	125
Turkmenistan	1.01	63
Mauritania	1	46
Jordan	0.99	113
Finland	0.98	55
Tonga	0.95	1
Saudi Arabia	0.94	285
Micronesia	0.91	1
Germany	0.91	770
Tajikistan	0.89	87
Austria	0.88	80
Australia	0.85	226
Greece	0.84	86
Denmark	0.84	50
Cyprus	0.82	13
Poland	0.8	311
Montenegro	0.79	5
Czech Republic	0.77	83
Malaysia	0.73	258
Portugal	0.72	75
Norway	0.72	40
Hungary	0.72	70
Spain	0.69	331
United Arab Emirates	0.69	71
Netherlands	0.69	125
Croatia	0.67	26
Ireland	0.65	34
Maldives	0.62	3
Palestine	0.62	33
Switzerland	0.6	53
Slovenia	0.57	12
Italy	0.57	338
Malta	0.56	3
Macau	0.56	4
China	0.5	7157
Brunei	0.49	2
South Korea	0.48	247
Hong Kong	0.38	28
Vanuatu	0.33	1
Indonesia	0.3	847
Kuwait	0.25	11
Japan	0.23	285
Bahrain	0.2	3
Oman	0.14	7
Singapore	0.07	4
Qatar	0.07	2
Montserrat	0	0
Vatican City	0	0
Monaco	0	0
Tuvalu	0	0
San Marino	0	0
Isle Of Man	0	0

Countries with Highest Murder Rates

Saint Kitts and Nevis has the highest murder rate in the world at 64.16 per 100,000 people. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 2nd at 51.32, followed by Jamaica 3rd at 49.44. Ecuador ranks 4th at 45.72. South Africa places 5th with 43.72 murders per 100,000. Haiti ranks 6th at 41.15, while Trinidad and Tobago ranks 7th at 40.44. Saint Lucia is 8th at 39.04, Lesotho ranks 9th at 38.24, and Bahamas completes the top ten with 32.20 homicides per 100,000 people.

Top 10 Countries with Highest Homicide Rates

Country	Total Homicides	Homicide Rate (per 100,000)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	30	64.16
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	52	51.32
Jamaica	1,404	49.44
Ecuador	8,221	45.72
South Africa	27,272	43.72
Haiti	4,789	41.15
Trinidad and Tobago	605	40.44
Saint Lucia	70	39.04
Lesotho	752	38.24
Bahamas	128	32.20

Countries with Lowest Murder Rates

Qatar and Singapore tie for 1st place with the lowest homicide rate in the world at 0.07 per 100,000 inhabitants each. Oman ranks 3rd with 0.14. Bahrain holds 4th position with 0.20. Japan ranks 5th with 0.23. Kuwait takes 6th place with 0.25 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. Indonesia ranks 7th with 0.30, followed by Vanuatu in 8th position with 0.33 homicides per 100,000 people. South Korea holds 9th place with 0.38, and Brunei completes the top ten with 0.49 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants.

Several small territories report zero homicides, including Holy See, Isle of Man, Monaco, Montserrat, San Marino, Saint Helena, and Tuvalu. These locations, along with special administrative regions like Hong Kong, were excluded from this ranking due to their small populations or unique political status, which makes single incidents disproportionately impact statistical rates and reduce meaningful comparisons with larger countries.