Intentional homicides by country, 2024
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.
35 places ranked for 2024. Highest: Lithuania (2.63 per 100,000 people). Lowest: Luxembourg (0.30 per 100,000 people). The median is 0.87 per 100,000 people.
Highest 10
- 1. Lithuania 2.63 per 100,000 people
- 2. Liechtenstein 2.50 per 100,000 people
- 3. Latvia 2.40 per 100,000 people
- 4. Türkiye 2.27 per 100,000 people
- 5. Montenegro 1.92 per 100,000 people
- 6. Estonia 1.82 per 100,000 people
- 7. Iceland 1.82 per 100,000 people
- 8. Finland 1.78 per 100,000 people
- 9. Belgium 1.40 per 100,000 people
- 10. France 1.28 per 100,000 people
Lowest 10
- 35. Luxembourg 0.30 per 100,000 people
- 34. Switzerland 0.50 per 100,000 people
- 33. Italy 0.57 per 100,000 people
- 32. Czechia 0.63 per 100,000 people
- 31. Netherlands 0.67 per 100,000 people
- 30. Portugal 0.68 per 100,000 people
- 29. Poland 0.69 per 100,000 people
- 28. Ireland 0.69 per 100,000 people
- 27. Hungary 0.69 per 100,000 people
- 26. Norway 0.70 per 100,000 people
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Source: Eurostat.
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.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 2.63 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 2 | Liechtenstein | 2.50 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 3 | Latvia | 2.40 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 4 | Türkiye | 2.27 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 5 | Montenegro | 1.92 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 6 | Estonia | 1.82 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 7 | Iceland | 1.82 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 8 | Finland | 1.78 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 9 | Belgium | 1.40 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 10 | France | 1.28 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 1.23 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 12 | North Macedonia | 1.10 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 13 | Slovakia | 1.09 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 14 | Croatia | 1.01 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 15 | Cyprus | 0.93 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 16 | Malta | 0.89 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 17 | Denmark | 0.87 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 18 | Sweden | 0.87 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 19 | Austria | 0.85 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 20 | Germany | 0.83 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 21 | Serbia | 0.82 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 22 | Romania | 0.79 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 23 | Greece | 0.78 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 24 | Spain | 0.72 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 25 | Slovenia | 0.71 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 26 | Norway | 0.70 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 27 | Hungary | 0.69 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 28 | Ireland | 0.69 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 29 | Poland | 0.69 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 30 | Portugal | 0.68 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 31 | Netherlands | 0.67 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 32 | Czechia | 0.63 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 33 | Italy | 0.57 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 34 | Switzerland | 0.50 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 0.30 per 100,000 people | 2024 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2024, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2024 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by Eurostat; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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