# Intentional homicide rate

Intentional homicides per 100,000 people: unlawful deaths inflicted on a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury. World Bank series from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

## Key facts

- Intentional homicide rate in the World was 5.2 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to the World Bank.
- Intentional homicide rate in the United States was 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to the World Bank.
- Honduras had the highest intentional homicide rate of 146 countries in 2012, at 82.3 per 100,000 people, and Singapore the lowest, at 0.2 per 100,000 people. Source: the World Bank.
- Published for 195 places, with figures from 1990 to 2023.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-11.

- Indicator id: `homicide_rate`
- Unit: per 100,000 people
- Note: Excludes deaths in armed conflict. Countries record and classify killings differently, and not every country reports every year, so coverage is uneven.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/homicide-rate
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/homicide_rate

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | per 100,000 people | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| World | 2023 | 5.2 | World Bank, World Development Indicators. Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people (VC.IHR.PSRC.P5). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5. Retrieved 2026-10-11. |
| United States | 2023 | 5.8 | World Bank, World Development Indicators. Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people (VC.IHR.PSRC.P5). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5. Retrieved 2026-10-11. |

## Rankings

- [Countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/homicide-rate/countries.md) (194 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/homicide-rate/eu-countries.md) (27 places)