Intentional homicides in Australia

Australia recorded 0.9 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2023.

Measure: Intentional homicide rate (UNODC) Unit: Victims per 100,000 people Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Australia, 2023 0.9 Victims per 100,000 people
Change from 2022 0per 100,000 people 2022: 0.8 per 100,000 people
World, 2023 5.2 per 100,000 people Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023 0.9 per 100,000 people Middle value of 32 countries

Intentional homicides in Australia over time

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Victims per 100,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Intentional homicide rate (UNODC) (victims per 100,000 people), 1999 to 2023
Period AustraliaWorld
2023 0.9 per 100,000 people 5.2 per 100,000 people
2022 0.8 per 100,000 people 5.3 per 100,000 people
2021 0.7 per 100,000 people 5.5 per 100,000 people
2020 0.9 per 100,000 people 5.3 per 100,000 people
2019 0.9 per 100,000 people 5.4 per 100,000 people
2018 0.9 per 100,000 people 5.7 per 100,000 people
2017 0.8 per 100,000 people 5.9 per 100,000 people
2016 0.9 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2015 1.0 per 100,000 people 5.9 per 100,000 people
2014 1.0 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2013 1.1 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2012 1.1 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2011 1.1 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2010 1.0 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2009 1.2 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2008 1.2 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2007 1.2 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2006 1.4 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2005 1.3 per 100,000 people 6.3 per 100,000 people
2004 1.3 per 100,000 people 6.5 per 100,000 people
2003 1.5 per 100,000 people 6.7 per 100,000 people
2002 1.9 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2001 1.8 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2000 1.9 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
1999 2.0 per 100,000 people –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 from 0.8 per 100,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 1.1 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.2.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 5.2 per 100,000 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2023 for Australia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime