Intentional homicides in Venezuela

Venezuela recorded 12.6 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 1991.

Measure: Intentional homicide rate (UNODC) Unit: Victims per 100,000 people Data: 1990 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Venezuela, 2022 12.6 Victims per 100,000 people
Change from 2021 −6.6per 100,000 people 2021: 19.3 per 100,000 people
World, 2022 5.3 per 100,000 people Official aggregate

Intentional homicides in Venezuela 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 VenezuelaWorld
2023 – 5.2 per 100,000 people
2022 12.6 per 100,000 people 5.3 per 100,000 people
2021 19.3 per 100,000 people 5.5 per 100,000 people
2020 29.5 per 100,000 people 5.3 per 100,000 people
2019 41.0 per 100,000 people 5.4 per 100,000 people
2018 – 5.7 per 100,000 people
2017 48.0 per 100,000 people 5.9 per 100,000 people
2016 56.6 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2015 51.2 per 100,000 people 5.9 per 100,000 people
2014 62.9 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2013 – 6.1 per 100,000 people
2012 54.4 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2011 48.3 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2010 45.4 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2009 49.2 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2008 52.0 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2007 47.6 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2006 45.0 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2005 37.2 per 100,000 people 6.3 per 100,000 people
2004 36.9 per 100,000 people 6.5 per 100,000 people
2003 43.8 per 100,000 people 6.7 per 100,000 people
2002 37.8 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2001 31.9 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2000 32.7 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
1999 24.8 per 100,000 people –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −6.6 from 19.3 per 100,000 people in 2021.
  • Since 2010, when it was 45.4 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −32.7.
  • The figure for the world in 2022 was 5.3 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 2022 for Venezuela
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