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# Countries ranked by homicide rate

Intentional homicides per 100,000 people, from national statistics. It is one recorded-crime measure and not a general safety index; recording practice differs between countries and the source is named on every row.

- Canonical: /reports/countries-ranked-by-homicide-rate/
- Last checked: 2026-09-20

## Answers

### Japan

0.23 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### South Korea

0.48 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Malta

0.56 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Slovenia

0.57 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Italy

0.57 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Switzerland

0.60 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Saudi Arabia

0.62 per 100k
- Source: https://data.unodc.org/sites/dataportal.unodc.org/files/2026-07/data_cts_intentional_homicide.xlsx
- Checked: 2026-09-20

### Ireland

0.65 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Croatia

0.67 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Spain

0.69 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Netherlands

0.69 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### United Arab Emirates

0.69 per 100k
- Source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/homicide-rate-unodc.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Portugal

0.72 per 100k
- Source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/homicide-rate-unodc.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Hungary

0.72 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Norway

0.72 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Czechia

0.77 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Poland

0.80 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Cyprus

0.82 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Greece

0.84 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Denmark

0.84 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Australia

0.85 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Austria

0.88 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Germany

0.91 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### United Kingdom

0.97 per 100k
- Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/homicideinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2023
- Checked: 2026-09-20

### Finland

0.98 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Bulgaria

1.09 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Romania

1.11 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Slovakia

1.12 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Sweden

1.15 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Iceland

1.29 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### France

1.34 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Belgium

1.41 per 100k
- Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/crim_off_cat?lang=en&freq=A&iccs=ICCS0101&unit=P_HTHAB&geo=BE&sinceTimePeriod=2022
- Checked: 2026-09-20

### New Zealand

1.46 per 100k
- Source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/homicide-rate-unodc.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Luxembourg

1.53 per 100k
- Source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/homicide-rate-unodc.csv
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Estonia

1.54 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Canada

1.98 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Latvia

2.50 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Lithuania

2.63 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### United States

5.76 per 100k
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
- Checked: 2026-08-03

## Method

Require all component metrics for the same country, keep their source records, calculate national_homicide_rate_per_100k, then sort ascending.

## Sources

World Bank — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/ARE;AUT;AUS;BEL;BGR;CAN;CHE;CYP;CZE;DEU;DNK;EST;ESP;FIN;FRA;GRC;HRV;HUN;IRL;ISL;ITA;JPN;KOR;LTU;LUX;LVA;MLT;NLD;NOR;NZL;POL;PRT;ROU;SAU;SWE;SVN;SVK;GBR;USA/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?date=2023&format=json&per_page=1000
UNODC Data Portal — intentional homicide victims — https://data.unodc.org/sites/dataportal.unodc.org/files/2026-07/data_cts_intentional_homicide.xlsx
Our World in Data (UNODC-backed grapher export) — https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/homicide-rate-unodc.csv
UK constituent-country official homicide statistics, year ending March 2023 — https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/homicideinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2023
Eurostat crim_off_cat — intentional homicide rate — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/crim_off_cat?lang=en&freq=A&iccs=ICCS0101&unit=P_HTHAB&geo=BE&sinceTimePeriod=2022

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 29). Countries ranked by homicide rate [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 77620848fd77e510e5b8a393e2e67646]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-ranked-by-homicide-rate/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_countries-ranked-by-homicide-rate_d14005de2f27,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Countries ranked by homicide rate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
  version = {77620848fd77e510e5b8a393e2e67646},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-ranked-by-homicide-rate/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Countries ranked by homicide rate](https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-ranked-by-homicide-rate/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 77620848fd77e510e5b8a393e2e67646; retrieved 2026-09-29; built 2026-09-29.

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- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-ranked-by-homicide-rate/
- Title: Countries ranked by homicide rate
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## Boundary

This is a standardized data comparison, not a personal budget or migration recommendation. Read the included and excluded components before using it.