List of countries by intentional homicide rate

. Data: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which collects global data on intentional homicide, currently using the International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes, ICCS 2015, has offered details on the methodology and definitions used, and on the limitations which exist. The UNODC in its 2013 Global Study on Homicide report stated that: Though some discrepancies exist in how specific categories of intentional killings are classified, the definitions used by countries to record data are generally close to the UNODC definition, making the homicide rates highly comparable at the international level. UNODC uses the homicide rate as a proxy for overall violence, as this type of crime is one of the most accurately reported and internationally comparable indicators. ==UNODC's global study==

The regions and subregions in the table are based on the United Nations geoscheme since the table sources are United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reports. See List of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme. The U.N. recognizes that variability in the quality and integrity of data provided by certain countries may minimize country murder rates. The table below features a total yearly count of homicides for each country. Rates are calculated per 100,000 inhabitants. Rates are to the 3rd decimal place in order to separate countries with low homicide rates. For some countries, the most recent homocide rate that UNODC publishes for a country is not from the same year as the most recent published total homocide count. Therefore, the 'rate' and 'count' columns below each have their own accompanying 'year' column. • Note: When the regions or subregions are sorted the countries are also alphabetically sorted within those regions or subregions. Then shift-click rate or count column heads to secondarily sort countries by rates or counts within the regions or subregions previously sorted. • Note: Table last fully updated from data retrieved 24 February 2026 from UNODC. Individual countries updated since then. • Note: Only UNODC-vetted data is used in the table. • Asterisk (*) in Location column indicates a Crime in LOCATION article. ==Other multi-country studies==

A 2024 study by InSight Crime revealed that the Turks and Caicos Islands had the highest homicide rate in Latin America and the Caribbean. Haiti ranked second, followed by St. Kitts and Nevis in third place. In 2025, InSight Crime reported that the overall homicide rate across Latin America and the Caribbean declined. Haiti recorded the highest rate in the region, followed by the Turks and Caicos Islands, Ecuador, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Saint Lucia. ==See also==