Highest homicide rates by nation, 2023

Intentional homicide victims per 100,000 population, same-year UNODC country rows, 2023.

What the Data Shows

Intentional homicide rates are ranked across ten UNODC nation rows for 2023. The measure is victims per 100,000 population, so the rows compare population-adjusted rates rather than victim counts. Saint Kitts and Nevis ranked highest at 64.2 victims per 100,000, followed by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at 51.3. The tenth row, Mexico, was 24.9 per 100,000, making the leader 2.58 times higher.

Data table

Unit: victims per 100,000 population · Period: 2023

RankEntryValuePeriod
1Saint Kitts and Nevis64.2 per 100k2023
2Saint Vincent and the Grenadines51.3 per 100k2023
3Jamaica49.4 per 100k2023
4Ecuador45.7 per 100k2023
5Haiti41.2 per 100k2023
6Saint Lucia39.0 per 100k2023
7Honduras31.4 per 100k2023
8Dominica27.1 per 100k2023
9Colombia24.9 per 100k2023
10Mexico24.9 per 100k2023

Sources

Source 1: UNODC Data Portal

Publisher: UNODC

Dataset/table: Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics

Units: Victims per 100,000 population

Date checked: 2026-05-26

Evidence: Supports 2023 country intentional-homicide rates per 100,000 population.

Data notes & caveats

Country rows use UNODC-reported national values for 2023. The rate denominator is population per 100,000 people.

Methodology

Rows were ranked descending by the UNODC intentional homicide victim rate for 2023. The 1 vs 10 multiple divides the first-ranked rate by the tenth-ranked rate.

Source consistency notes

All rows use the same UNODC workbook, period and rate unit.

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