{"id":149,"date":"2009-06-08T05:39:13","date_gmt":"2009-06-08T10:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.indexmundi.com\/blog\/?p=149"},"modified":"2009-06-08T05:46:15","modified_gmt":"2009-06-08T10:46:15","slug":"world-murder-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indexmundi.com\/blog\/index.php\/2009\/06\/08\/world-murder-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"World Murder Rates"},"content":{"rendered":"

The number of intentional homicides by country, and the rate of homicides per 100,000 population is shown in the table below.
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 <\/th>\nCounts<\/th>\nRates per 100,000<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Country<\/th>\n2005<\/th>\n2006<\/th>\n2005<\/th>\n2006<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Algeria<\/td>\n204<\/td>\n214<\/td>\n0.62<\/td>\n0.64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Argentina<\/td>\n2,115<\/td>\n2,052<\/td>\n5.46<\/td>\n5.24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Armenia<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n1.82<\/td>\n2.49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Austria<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n0.65<\/td>\n0.73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Azerbaijan<\/td>\n192<\/td>\n190<\/td>\n2.30<\/td>\n2.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bahrain<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n0.55<\/td>\n0.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bangladesh<\/td>\n3,431<\/td>\n4,123<\/td>\n2.24<\/td>\n2.64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belarus<\/td>\n836<\/td>\n734<\/td>\n8.53<\/td>\n7.53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belize<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n92<\/td>\n29.40<\/td>\n32.67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bolivia<\/td>\n478<\/td>\n454<\/td>\n5.21<\/td>\n4.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n1.79<\/td>\n1.86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brunei Darussalam<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0.52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/td>\n663<\/td>\n606<\/td>\n2.05<\/td>\n1.86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Costa Rica<\/td>\n338<\/td>\n348<\/td>\n7.81<\/td>\n7.91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Croatia<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n1.49<\/td>\n1.62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyprus<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n1.91<\/td>\n1.66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Czech Republic<\/td>\n104<\/td>\n136<\/td>\n1.02<\/td>\n1.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denmark<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n0.98<\/td>\n0.53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dominican Republic<\/td>\n1,666<\/td>\n1,537<\/td>\n17.59<\/td>\n15.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ecuador<\/td>\n2,121<\/td>\n2,385<\/td>\n16.24<\/td>\n18.07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Egypt<\/td>\n364<\/td>\n440<\/td>\n0.50<\/td>\n0.59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
El Salvador<\/td>\n3,779<\/td>\n3,927<\/td>\n56.67<\/td>\n58.07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
England and Wales<\/td>\n766<\/td>\n755<\/td>\n1.43<\/td>\n1.41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Estonia<\/td>\n113<\/td>\n91<\/td>\n8.41<\/td>\n6.79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finland<\/td>\n113<\/td>\n112<\/td>\n2.15<\/td>\n2.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Georgia<\/td>\n403<\/td>\n323<\/td>\n9.01<\/td>\n7.29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Germany<\/td>\n780<\/td>\n727<\/td>\n0.94<\/td>\n0.88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greece<\/td>\n127<\/td>\n109<\/td>\n1.14<\/td>\n0.98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
India<\/td>\n32,719<\/td>\n32,481<\/td>\n2.88<\/td>\n2.82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ireland<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n1.57<\/td>\n1.59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Italy<\/td>\n610<\/td>\n625<\/td>\n1.04<\/td>\n1.06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jordan<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n1.21<\/td>\n1.75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kazakhstan<\/td>\n1,804<\/td>\n1,729<\/td>\n11.86<\/td>\n11.29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kenya<\/td>\n2,313<\/td>\n2,090<\/td>\n6.50<\/td>\n5.72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kyrgyzstan<\/td>\n491<\/td>\n446<\/td>\n9.44<\/td>\n8.48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latvia<\/td>\n130<\/td>\n148<\/td>\n5.65<\/td>\n6.47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lebanon<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n2.34<\/td>\n0.57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liechtenstein<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lithuania<\/td>\n369<\/td>\n277<\/td>\n10.77<\/td>\n8.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malaysia<\/td>\n497<\/td>\n604<\/td>\n1.94<\/td>\n2.31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malta<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.99<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mauritius<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n2.98<\/td>\n4.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mexico<\/td>\n11,372<\/td>\n11,558<\/td>\n10.91<\/td>\n10.97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monaco<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3.08<\/td>\n3.07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mongolia<\/td>\n310<\/td>\n311<\/td>\n12.01<\/td>\n11.94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Montenegro<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n3.62<\/td>\n4.16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Morocco<\/td>\n160<\/td>\n162<\/td>\n0.52<\/td>\n0.53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nepal<\/td>\n564<\/td>\n509<\/td>\n2.08<\/td>\n1.84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Netherlands<\/td>\n197<\/td>\n159<\/td>\n1.21<\/td>\n0.97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Zealand<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n47<\/td>\n1.49<\/td>\n1.14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nicaragua<\/td>\n436<\/td>\n465<\/td>\n7.98<\/td>\n8.41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Northern Ireland<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n1.51<\/td>\n1.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norway<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n0.71<\/td>\n0.71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Occupied Palestinian Territory<\/td>\n145<\/td>\n3.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Panama<\/td>\n364<\/td>\n363<\/td>\n11.26<\/td>\n11.04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paraguay<\/td>\n887<\/td>\n742<\/td>\n15.02<\/td>\n12.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Philippines<\/td>\n3,240<\/td>\n3,296<\/td>\n3.83<\/td>\n3.82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Poland<\/td>\n555<\/td>\n490<\/td>\n1.45<\/td>\n1.28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portugal<\/td>\n175<\/td>\n227<\/td>\n1.66<\/td>\n2.15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Republic of Moldova<\/td>\n226<\/td>\n184<\/td>\n5.83<\/td>\n4.80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Romania<\/td>\n457<\/td>\n438<\/td>\n2.11<\/td>\n2.03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scotland<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n109<\/td>\n1.59<\/td>\n2.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Serbia<\/td>\n142<\/td>\n144<\/td>\n1.44<\/td>\n1.46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Singapore<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n0.49<\/td>\n0.39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slovakia<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n1.34<\/td>\n1.21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slovenia<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n1.00<\/td>\n0.60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spain<\/td>\n405<\/td>\n336<\/td>\n0.93<\/td>\n0.77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sweden<\/td>\n127<\/td>\n115<\/td>\n1.41<\/td>\n1.27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Switzerland<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n1.01<\/td>\n0.80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Syrian Arab Republic<\/td>\n206<\/td>\n239<\/td>\n1.09<\/td>\n1.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tajikistan<\/td>\n157<\/td>\n228<\/td>\n2.40<\/td>\n3.43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thailand<\/td>\n5,141<\/td>\n5,023<\/td>\n8.16<\/td>\n7.92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n2.16<\/td>\n2.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turkey<\/td>\n3,082<\/td>\n2,999<\/td>\n4.22<\/td>\n4.06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turkmenistan<\/td>\n162<\/td>\n142<\/td>\n3.35<\/td>\n2.90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ukraine<\/td>\n3,030<\/td>\n2,958<\/td>\n6.46<\/td>\n6.35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United Arab Emirates<\/td>\n56<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n1.36<\/td>\n0.92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United States of America<\/td>\n16,740<\/td>\n17,034<\/td>\n5.58<\/td>\n5.62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/TABLE>
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\nThese figures are collected by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime<\/a> through its Survey of Crime Trends<\/a>. Its definition of intentional homicide is “death deliberately inflicted on a person by another person, including infanticide”.<\/p>\n

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The number of intentional homicides by country, and the rate of homicides per 100,000 population is shown in the table below.   Counts Rates per 100,000 Country 2005 2006 2005 2006 Algeria 204 214 0.62 0.64 Argentina 2,115 2,052 5.46 5.24 Armenia 55 75 1.82 2.49 Austria 54 61 0.65 0.73 Azerbaijan 192 190 2.30 […]<\/p>\n

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