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Intentional homicide rate (Eurostat)

Intentional homicides recorded by the police, under the International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes (ICCS 0101), per 100,000 inhabitants. Recording practices differ between countries.

Unit: Offences per 100,000 inhabitants Frequency: Annual Coverage: 38 countries 2008 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Highest in 2024 2.63 per 100,000 people Lithuania Lowest in 2024 0.30 per 100,000 people Luxembourg
Countries ranked for 2024 35 Updated by the source on 29 April 2026

35 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period in the data.

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Offences per 100,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Intentional homicide rate (Eurostat) (offences per 100,000 inhabitants), 2008 to 2024
Period GermanyFranceSpainPortugal
2024 0.83 per 100,000 people 1.28 per 100,000 people 0.72 per 100,000 people 0.68 per 100,000 people
2023 0.80 per 100,000 people 1.30 per 100,000 people 0.69 per 100,000 people 0.70 per 100,000 people
2022 0.74 per 100,000 people 1.21 per 100,000 people 0.69 per 100,000 people 0.72 per 100,000 people
2021 0.76 per 100,000 people 1.08 per 100,000 people 0.61 per 100,000 people 0.80 per 100,000 people
2020 0.86 per 100,000 people 1.03 per 100,000 people 0.63 per 100,000 people 0.79 per 100,000 people
2019 0.71 per 100,000 people 1.12 per 100,000 people 0.71 per 100,000 people 0.71 per 100,000 people
2018 0.76 per 100,000 people 1.04 per 100,000 people 0.62 per 100,000 people 0.79 per 100,000 people
2017 0.89 per 100,000 people 1.06 per 100,000 people 0.66 per 100,000 people 0.74 per 100,000 people
2016 0.91 per 100,000 people 1.17 per 100,000 people 0.63 per 100,000 people 0.64 per 100,000 people
2015 0.81 per 100,000 people 1.32 per 100,000 people 0.65 per 100,000 people 0.96 per 100,000 people
2014 0.80 per 100,000 people 1.16 per 100,000 people 0.69 per 100,000 people 0.88 per 100,000 people
2013 0.77 per 100,000 people 1.22 per 100,000 people 0.65 per 100,000 people 1.37 per 100,000 people
2012 0.77 per 100,000 people 1.25 per 100,000 people 0.78 per 100,000 people 1.16 per 100,000 people
2011 0.86 per 100,000 people 1.35 per 100,000 people 0.82 per 100,000 people 1.08 per 100,000 people
2010 0.85 per 100,000 people 1.23 per 100,000 people 0.86 per 100,000 people 1.17 per 100,000 people
2009 0.88 per 100,000 people 1.25 per 100,000 people 0.89 per 100,000 people 1.23 per 100,000 people
2008 0.80 per 100,000 people 1.52 per 100,000 people 0.89 per 100,000 people 1.17 per 100,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • Among the 35 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Lithuania (2.63 per 100,000 people) and the lowest Luxembourg (0.30 per 100,000 people).
  • Half of the countries are above 0.87 per 100,000 people and half below.
  • From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 17 countries and fell in 16.

About this measure

Definition
Intentional homicides recorded by the police, under the International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes (ICCS 0101), per 100,000 inhabitants. Recording practices differ between countries.
Population covered
Total population
Unit
Offences per 100,000 inhabitants
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Differences in the same unit (per 100,000 people)

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
crim_off_cat · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A iccs=ICCS0101 unit=P_HTHAB
Observation period
2008 to 2024
Provider update
29 April 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat

All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Lithuania 2.63 per 100,000 people
  2. 2 Liechtenstein 2.50 per 100,000 people
  3. 3 Latvia 2.40 per 100,000 people
  4. 4 Türkiye 2.27 per 100,000 people
  5. 5 Montenegro 1.92 per 100,000 people
  6. 6 Estonia 1.82 per 100,000 people
  7. 7 Iceland 1.82 per 100,000 people
  8. 8 Finland 1.78 per 100,000 people
  9. 9 Belgium 1.40 per 100,000 people
  10. 10 France 1.28 per 100,000 people
  11. 11 Bulgaria 1.23 per 100,000 people
  12. 12 North Macedonia 1.10 per 100,000 people
  13. 13 Slovakia 1.09 per 100,000 people
  14. 14 Croatia 1.01 per 100,000 people
  15. 15 Cyprus 0.93 per 100,000 people
  16. 16 Malta 0.89 per 100,000 people
  17. 17 Denmark 0.87 per 100,000 people
  18. 18 Sweden 0.87 per 100,000 people
  19. 19 Austria 0.85 per 100,000 people
  20. 20 Germany 0.83 per 100,000 people
  21. 21 Serbia 0.82 per 100,000 people
  22. 22 Romania 0.79 per 100,000 people
  23. 23 Greece 0.78 per 100,000 people
  24. 24 Spain 0.72 per 100,000 people
  25. 25 Slovenia 0.71 per 100,000 people
  26. 26 Norway 0.70 per 100,000 people
  27. 27 Hungary 0.69 per 100,000 people
  28. 28 Ireland 0.69 per 100,000 people
  29. 29 Poland 0.69 per 100,000 people
  30. 30 Portugal 0.68 per 100,000 people
  31. 31 Netherlands 0.67 per 100,000 people
  32. 32 Czechia 0.63 per 100,000 people
  33. 33 Italy 0.57 per 100,000 people
  34. 34 Switzerland 0.50 per 100,000 people
  35. 35 Luxembourg 0.30 per 100,000 people
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Grey: no value for 2024. Colour groups split countries into roughly equal numbers. Boundaries: Natural Earth.