Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Italy

Number of intentional homicides in Italy in 2023 — 338 people. Ranked 54 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 81.2%.

2023 338 people +4.97% vs 2022
World rank 54of 83
Period maximum 1,938 people1991
Period minimum 285 people2020

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Italy, 1990–202305001,0001,5002,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 1,794 people1991: 1,938 people1992: 1,476 people1993: 1,071 people1994: 969 people1995: 1,012 people1996: 953 people1997: 873 people1998: 889 people1999: 819 people2000: 766 people2001: 709 people2002: 644 people2005: 610 people2006: 625 people2007: 631 people2008: 615 people2009: 590 people2010: 529 people2011: 552 people2012: 530 people2013: 502 people2014: 475 people2015: 469 people2016: 404 people2017: 376 people2018: 359 people2019: 317 people2020: 285 people2021: 303 people2022: 322 people2023: 338 people
Change over the period: −1,456 (−81.16%) Average annual rate: -4.93 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Italy 338 people
World 423,171 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 7,365 people
Southern Europe computed 996 people
Number of intentional homicides — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 338 +16 +4.97%
2022 322 +19 +6.27%
2021 303 +18 +6.32%
2020 285 −32 −10.09%
2019 317 −42 −11.7%
2018 359 −17 −4.52%
2017 376 −28 −6.93%
2016 404 −65 −13.86%
2015 469 −6 −1.26%
2014 475 −27 −5.38%
2013 502 −28 −5.28%
2012 530 −22 −3.99%
2011 552 +23 +4.35%
2010 529 −61 −10.34%
2009 590 −25 −4.07%
2008 615 −16 −2.54%
2007 631 +6 +0.96%
2006 625 +15 +2.46%
2005 610
2002 644 −65 −9.17%
2001 709 −57 −7.44%
2000 766 −53 −6.47%
1999 819 −70 −7.87%
1998 889 +16 +1.83%
1997 873 −80 −8.39%
1996 953 −59 −5.83%
1995 1,012 +43 +4.44%
1994 969 −102 −9.52%
1993 1,071 −405 −27.44%
1992 1,476 −462 −23.84%
1991 1,938 +144 +8.03%
1990 1,794

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.