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Countries ranked by homicide rate

Japan ranks first in this current lowest-to-highest comparison at 0.23 per 100k.

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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.

Items compared
39
Countries represented
39
Last checked
2026-09-20

Source-backed answers

Compare each answer with its unit and checked date; the complete source ledger is below.

Showing all 39 rows

Original rankCountryPublished valueSource and scope
1Japan0.23 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
2South Korea0.48 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
3Malta0.56 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
4Slovenia0.57 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
5Italy0.57 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
6Switzerland0.60 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
7Saudi Arabia0.62 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-09-20
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
8Ireland0.65 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
9Croatia0.67 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
10Spain0.69 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
11Netherlands0.69 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
12United Arab Emirates0.69 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
13Portugal0.72 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
14Hungary0.72 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
15Norway0.72 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
16Czechia0.77 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
17Poland0.80 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
18Cyprus0.82 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
19Greece0.84 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
20Denmark0.84 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
21Australia0.85 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
22Austria0.88 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
23Germany0.91 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
24United Kingdom0.97 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-09-20
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-03-31
25Finland0.98 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
26Bulgaria1.09 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
27Romania1.11 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
28Slovakia1.12 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
29Sweden1.15 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
30Iceland1.29 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
31France1.34 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
32Belgium1.41 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-09-20
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
33New Zealand1.46 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
34Luxembourg1.53 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2022-12-31
35Estonia1.54 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
36Canada1.98 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
37Latvia2.50 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
38Lithuania2.63 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31
39United States5.76 per 100kper 100,000 people2026-08-03
Source Scope: country · Period: 2023-12-31

What the numbers say

  • Japan leads at 0.23 per 100,000 people.
  • United States sits at the other end with 5.76 per 100,000 people.
  • The middle of this ranking is 0.84 per 100,000 people, across 39 places that publish the metric.
  • The spread between first and last is 5.53 per 100,000 people.

Quick answer

What does Countries ranked by homicide rate show?

Japan ranks first in this current lowest-to-highest comparison at 0.23 per 100k.

How this list is built

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

  • The report states exactly which components are included.
  • Application and filing fees are excluded.
Rows
39 countries
Geographic grain
country
Observation period
2022-12-31 to 2023-12-31
Last checked
2026-09-20
With an official source link
39 of 39

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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/
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  title = {Countries ranked by homicide rate},
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  date = {2026-09-29},
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Sources

  1. World BankWorld Bank · Checked 2026-08-03
  2. UNODC Data Portal — intentional homicide victimsUNODC Data Portal — intentional homicide victims · Checked 2026-09-20
  3. Our World in Data (UNODC-backed grapher export)Our World in Data (UNODC-backed grapher export) · Checked 2026-08-03
  4. UK constituent-country official homicide statistics, year ending March 2023UK constituent-country official homicide statistics, year ending March 2023 · Checked 2026-09-20
  5. Eurostat crim_off_cat — intentional homicide rateEurostat crim_off_cat — intentional homicide rate · Checked 2026-09-20