Intentional homicides in Iceland
Iceland recorded 1.3 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2023.
Iceland, 2023
1.3
Change from 2022
+0.2per 100,000 people
World, 2023
5.2 per 100,000 people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
0.9 per 100,000 people
Intentional homicides in Iceland 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.
| Period | Iceland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.3 per 100,000 people | 5.2 per 100,000 people |
| 2022 | 1.1 per 100,000 people | 5.3 per 100,000 people |
| 2021 | 0.5 per 100,000 people | 5.5 per 100,000 people |
| 2020 | 1.4 per 100,000 people | 5.3 per 100,000 people |
| 2019 | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 5.4 per 100,000 people |
| 2018 | 0.9 per 100,000 people | 5.7 per 100,000 people |
| 2017 | 0.9 per 100,000 people | 5.9 per 100,000 people |
| 2016 | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 6.0 per 100,000 people |
| 2015 | 0.9 per 100,000 people | 5.9 per 100,000 people |
| 2014 | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 6.1 per 100,000 people |
| 2013 | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 6.1 per 100,000 people |
| 2012 | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 6.2 per 100,000 people |
| 2011 | 0.9 per 100,000 people | 6.2 per 100,000 people |
| 2010 | 0.6 per 100,000 people | 6.1 per 100,000 people |
| 2009 | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 6.1 per 100,000 people |
| 2008 | – | 6.0 per 100,000 people |
| 2007 | 0.6 per 100,000 people | 6.0 per 100,000 people |
| 2006 | 0.0 per 100,000 people | 6.2 per 100,000 people |
| 2005 | 1.0 per 100,000 people | 6.3 per 100,000 people |
| 2004 | – | 6.5 per 100,000 people |
| 2003 | – | 6.7 per 100,000 people |
| 2002 | 1.4 per 100,000 people | 6.9 per 100,000 people |
| 2001 | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 6.9 per 100,000 people |
| 2000 | 1.8 per 100,000 people | 6.9 per 100,000 people |
| 1999 | 0.7 per 100,000 people | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 from 1.1 per 100,000 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 0.3 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +1.0.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 5.2 per 100,000 people.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Intentional homicides
1.82 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Crime or vandalism in the area
2.6%
2020 · Eurostat
Robberies recorded by the police
28.4 per 100,000 people
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Burglaries recorded by the police
304.5 per 100,000 people
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Thefts recorded by the police
1,002 per 100,000 people
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