Intentional homicides in Greenland

Greenland recorded 5.4 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2016.

Measure: Intentional homicide rate (UNODC) Unit: Victims per 100,000 people Data: 1992 to 2016 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Greenland is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2020.
Greenland, 2016 5.4 Victims per 100,000 people
Change from 2015 −1.8per 100,000 people 2015: 7.1 per 100,000 people
World, 2016 6.0 per 100,000 people Official aggregate

Intentional homicides in Greenland 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 GreenlandWorld
2023 – 5.2 per 100,000 people
2022 – 5.3 per 100,000 people
2021 – 5.5 per 100,000 people
2020 – 5.3 per 100,000 people
2019 – 5.4 per 100,000 people
2018 – 5.7 per 100,000 people
2017 – 5.9 per 100,000 people
2016 5.4 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2015 7.1 per 100,000 people 5.9 per 100,000 people
2014 7.1 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2013 12.4 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2012 14.1 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2011 1.8 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2010 19.4 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2009 17.7 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2008 14.1 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2007 14.1 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2006 14.1 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2005 17.6 per 100,000 people 6.3 per 100,000 people
2004 19.3 per 100,000 people 6.5 per 100,000 people
2003 8.8 per 100,000 people 6.7 per 100,000 people
2002 21.2 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2001 30.1 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2000 23.1 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
1999 19.6 per 100,000 people –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.8 from 7.1 per 100,000 people in 2015.
  • Since 2006, when it was 14.1 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −8.7.
  • The figure for the world in 2016 was 6.0 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
1992 to 2016 for Greenland
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