Intentional homicides in Romania

Romania recorded 1.1 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2013.

Measure: Intentional homicide rate (UNODC) Unit: Victims per 100,000 people Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Romania, 2023 1.1 Victims per 100,000 people
Change from 2022 −0.2per 100,000 people 2022: 1.3 per 100,000 people
European Union, 2015 1.0 per 100,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Romania (2023).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 0.8 per 100,000 people Middle value of 24 countries

Intentional homicides in Romania 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 RomaniaEuropean Union
2023 1.1 per 100,000 people –
2022 1.3 per 100,000 people –
2021 1.3 per 100,000 people –
2020 1.4 per 100,000 people –
2019 1.3 per 100,000 people –
2018 1.3 per 100,000 people –
2017 1.3 per 100,000 people –
2016 1.5 per 100,000 people –
2015 1.7 per 100,000 people 1.0 per 100,000 people
2014 1.6 per 100,000 people 1.0 per 100,000 people
2013 1.1 per 100,000 people –
2012 1.1 per 100,000 people 1.1 per 100,000 people
2011 1.0 per 100,000 people –
2010 1.3 per 100,000 people –
2009 1.3 per 100,000 people –
2008 1.5 per 100,000 people –
2007 1.8 per 100,000 people –
2006 1.7 per 100,000 people –
2005 2.0 per 100,000 people –
2004 2.3 per 100,000 people –
2003 3.2 per 100,000 people –
2002 3.0 per 100,000 people –
2001 3.2 per 100,000 people –
2000 2.5 per 100,000 people –
1999 2.6 per 100,000 people –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 from 1.3 per 100,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 1.1 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by 0.

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 Romania
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