Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Greenland

Number of intentional homicides in Greenland in 2016 — 3 people. Ranked 7 in the world out of 129. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 76.9%.

2016 3 people −25% vs 2015
World rank 7of 129
Period maximum 17 people2001
Period minimum 1 people2011

Trend over time

1992–2016 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Greenland, 1992–2016051015201992199519982001200420072010201320161992: 13 people1993: 12 people1994: 6 people1995: 11 people1996: 3 people1997: 11 people1998: 6 people1999: 11 people2000: 13 people2001: 17 people2002: 12 people2003: 5 people2004: 11 people2005: 10 people2006: 8 people2007: 8 people2008: 8 people2009: 10 people2010: 11 people2011: 1 people2012: 8 people2013: 7 people2014: 4 people2015: 4 people2016: 3 people
Change over the period: −10 (−76.92%) Average annual rate: -5.93 %

Comparison, 2016

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

Greenland 3 people
World 450,729 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 25,574 people
Northern Europe computed 1,328 people
High-income countries computed 42,975 people
Number of intentional homicides — Greenland, by year Greenland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2016 3 −1 −25%
2015 4 +0 +0%
2014 4 −3 −42.86%
2013 7 −1 −12.5%
2012 8 +7 +700%
2011 1 −10 −90.91%
2010 11 +1 +10%
2009 10 +2 +25%
2008 8 +0 +0%
2007 8 +0 +0%
2006 8 −2 −20%
2005 10 −1 −9.09%
2004 11 +6 +120%
2003 5 −7 −58.33%
2002 12 −5 −29.41%
2001 17 +4 +30.77%
2000 13 +2 +18.18%
1999 11 +5 +83.33%
1998 6 −5 −45.45%
1997 11 +8 +266.67%
1996 3 −8 −72.73%
1995 11 +5 +83.33%
1994 6 −6 −50%
1993 12 −1 −7.69%
1992 13

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.