Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — France

Number of intentional homicides in France in 2024 — 897 people. Ranked 9 in the world out of 10. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 33.8%.

2024 897 people +1.13% vs 2023
World rank 9of 10
Period maximum 1,519 people1993
Period minimum 692 people2020

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of intentional homicides — France, 1990–20245007501,0001,2501,5001,75019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 1,355 people1991: 1,355 people1992: 1,342 people1993: 1,519 people1994: 1,406 people1995: 1,336 people1996: 1,171 people1997: 963 people1998: 961 people1999: 953 people2000: 1,051 people2001: 1,047 people2002: 1,119 people2003: 987 people2004: 990 people2005: 976 people2006: 879 people2007: 993 people2008: 1,021 people2009: 819 people2010: 796 people2011: 856 people2012: 784 people2013: 777 people2014: 792 people2015: 1,012 people2016: 779 people2017: 710 people2018: 696 people2019: 753 people2020: 692 people2021: 734 people2022: 821 people2023: 887 people2024: 897 people
Change over the period: −458 (−33.8%) Average annual rate: -1.21 %

Comparison, 2024

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

France 897 people
World 419,927 people
Number of intentional homicides — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 897 +10 +1.13%
2023 887 +66 +8.04%
2022 821 +87 +11.85%
2021 734 +42 +6.07%
2020 692 −61 −8.1%
2019 753 +57 +8.19%
2018 696 −14 −1.97%
2017 710 −69 −8.86%
2016 779 −233 −23.02%
2015 1,012 +220 +27.78%
2014 792 +15 +1.93%
2013 777 −7 −0.89%
2012 784 −72 −8.41%
2011 856 +60 +7.54%
2010 796 −23 −2.81%
2009 819 −202 −19.78%
2008 1,021 +28 +2.82%
2007 993 +114 +12.97%
2006 879 −97 −9.94%
2005 976 −14 −1.41%
2004 990 +3 +0.3%
2003 987 −132 −11.8%
2002 1,119 +72 +6.88%
2001 1,047 −4 −0.38%
2000 1,051 +98 +10.28%
1999 953 −8 −0.83%
1998 961 −2 −0.21%
1997 963 −208 −17.76%
1996 1,171 −165 −12.35%
1995 1,336 −70 −4.98%
1994 1,406 −113 −7.44%
1993 1,519 +177 +13.19%
1992 1,342 −13 −0.96%
1991 1,355 +0 +0%
1990 1,355

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

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