Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Latvia

Number of intentional homicides in Latvia in 2023 — 47 people. Ranked 25 in the world out of 83. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 81.9%.

2023 47 people −29.85% vs 2022
World rank 25of 83
Period maximum 387 people1993
Period minimum 47 people2023

Trend over time

1992–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Latvia, 1992–202301002003004001992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 259 people1993: 387 people1994: 348 people1995: 288 people1996: 268 people1997: 272 people1998: 250 people1999: 229 people2000: 238 people2001: 219 people2002: 214 people2012: 70 people2013: 50 people2014: 64 people2015: 67 people2016: 69 people2017: 81 people2018: 84 people2019: 65 people2020: 70 people2021: 57 people2022: 67 people2023: 47 people
Change over the period: −212 (−81.85%) Average annual rate: -5.36 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Latvia 47 people
World 423,171 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 7,365 people
Northern Europe computed 448 people
Number of intentional homicides — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 47 −20 −29.85%
2022 67 +10 +17.54%
2021 57 −13 −18.57%
2020 70 +5 +7.69%
2019 65 −19 −22.62%
2018 84 +3 +3.7%
2017 81 +12 +17.39%
2016 69 +2 +2.99%
2015 67 +3 +4.69%
2014 64 +14 +28%
2013 50 −20 −28.57%
2012 70
2002 214 −5 −2.28%
2001 219 −19 −7.98%
2000 238 +9 +3.93%
1999 229 −21 −8.4%
1998 250 −22 −8.09%
1997 272 +4 +1.49%
1996 268 −20 −6.94%
1995 288 −60 −17.24%
1994 348 −39 −10.08%
1993 387 +128 +49.42%
1992 259

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.