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Homicides: male victims — Northern America

Homicides: male victims in Northern America in 2023 — 16,005 people. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 14.4%.

2023 16,005 people −11.8% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 19,749 people1991
Period minimum 11,354 people2014

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Homicides: male victims — Northern America, 1990–202310,00012,50015,00017,50020,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 18,704 people1991: 19,749 people1992: 19,028 people1996: 15,576 people2004: 13,021 people2005: 13,667 people2006: 14,101 people2009: 12,322 people2010: 11,820 people2011: 11,834 people2012: 11,953 people2013: 11,513 people2014: 11,354 people2015: 12,985 people2016: 14,165 people2017: 14,097 people2018: 13,178 people2019: 13,611 people2020: 17,803 people2021: 18,580 people2022: 18,147 people2023: 16,005 people
Change over the period: −2,699 (−14.43%) Average annual rate: -0.47 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern America

Northern America 16,005 people
World 339,070 people
Homicides: male victims — Northern America, by year Northern America All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 16,005 −2,142 −11.8%
2022 18,147 −433 −2.33%
2021 18,580 +777 +4.36%
2020 17,803 +4,193 +30.8%
2019 13,611 +433 +3.29%
2018 13,178 −919 −6.52%
2017 14,097 −68 −0.48%
2016 14,165 +1,180 +9.09%
2015 12,985 +1,631 +14.37%
2014 11,354 −158 −1.38%
2013 11,513 −440 −3.68%
2012 11,953 +119 +1.01%
2011 11,834 +14 +0.12%
2010 11,820 −502 −4.07%
2009 12,322 — —
2006 14,101 +434 +3.18%
2005 13,667 +645 +4.96%
2004 13,021 — —
1996 15,576 — —
1992 19,028 −721 −3.65%
1991 19,749 +1,045 +5.59%
1990 18,704 — —

About the indicator

The number of male victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year, from UNODC. The split of victims by sex is a stable regularity of world crime statistics: men make up about 80% of homicide victims in the world, and the gap is wider where the overall homicide rate is higher.

Important: The sum of male and female victims may not match the total number of homicides: some countries report data without a breakdown by sex, and such cases enter only the total indicator. The number of territories here is therefore smaller than in the “Number of intentional homicides” indicator.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.

Other indicators for Northern America

Crime Number of intentional homicides

How many people become victims of intentional homicide in a year — in absolute numbers, from UNODC.

Northern America by year Crime Homicides: female victims

How many women are killed by intentional homicide in a year — an indicator customarily viewed apart from the total.

Northern America by year Crime Homicides of men per 100,000

The homicide rate among men — how many victims there are per 100,000 men.

Northern America by year Crime Intentional homicides

The number of intentional homicides per 100,000 people.

Northern America by year
All indicators for Northern America