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Countries like Venezuela, Papua New Guinea, and South Africa have high crime rates due to issues like corruption, economic changes, and social challenges. Low crime rates in countries like Switzerland and Japan are attributed to effective law enforcement and in some cases, restrictive gun laws.
- Violent Crimes
Violent Crime Rates by Country 2024. ... Top 10 Countries...
- Murder Rates in the World
While 2022's global murder rate was 6.1 (per 100k people),...
- Violent Crimes
Globally, Venezuela tops the chart, recording the highest Crime Index of 83.76 in 2022. Despite being one of the world's most developed countries, the United States ranks 52nd, with a Crime Index of 47.81.
The list of countries by homicide rate is derived from United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) data, and is expressed in number of deaths per 100,000 population per year.
While 2022's global murder rate was 6.1 (per 100k people), murder rates varied widely across the globe. Central America and the Caribbean were global hotspots, with countries such as Ecuador (27), Honduras (36.7), and Jamaica (53.3) posting murder rates up to 9 times higher than the global average.
20 maj 2024 · Depending on the data, this can include standardizing country names and world region definitions, converting units, calculating derived indicators such as per capita measures, as well as adding or adapting metadata such as the name or the description given to an indicator.
Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male) Internally displaced persons, total displaced by conflict and violence (number of people) Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (number of cases)
Homicides — when people intentionally and illegally kill others for personal reasons — are the most serious crime. They are a common cause of death globally and a leading cause of death in some countries.
