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Which Country is the Most Dangerous?

Intentional Homicides (per 100,000 inhabitants), 2010 or latest
Law & Crime | February 23, 2018
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Based on a comparison of 78 countries in 2010, Venezuela ranked the highest in intentional homicides per 100,000 inhabitants with 49.0 followed by South Africa and Colombia. On the other end of the scale was Iceland with 0.300, Singapore with 0.500 and Japan with 0.500.

Data for more countries are available at Intentional Homicides (per 100,000 inhabitants) indicator page.

Intentional Homicides (per 100,000 inhabitants) Unit 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Brazil ... ... ... ... ... 31.1 29.2 31.2 29.3 29.9 ...
Colombia ... ... ... ... ... 47.7 42.1 40.0 38.8 35.9
Ghana ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15.7 ... ...
Indonesia ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8.10 ... ...
Kazakhstan ... ... ... ... ... 13.9 12.2 11.5 10.8 10.7 ... ...
Kenya ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20.1 ... ...
Kyrgyzstan ... ... ... ... ... 8.35 9.74 8.77 8.09 8.01 ...
Lithuania ... ... ... ... ... 8.42 8.90 7.35 7.04 7.05 ...
Mexico ... ... ... ... ... 10.6 10.5 11.2 8.12 12.7
Mongolia ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Nigeria ... ... ... ... ... 1.87 1.48 1.40 1.35 12.2 ... ...
Pakistan ... ... ... ... ... ... 6.24 6.07 6.22 6.42 7.20 ...
Russia ... ... ... ... ... 27.3 24.9 20.2 17.9 16.7 ...
South Africa ... ... ... ... ... 39.8 38.8 39.7 37.9 36.8 ...
Venezuela ... ... ... ... ... 37.1 37.4 45.2 47.7 52.0 ...