Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Singapore

Number of intentional homicides in Singapore in 2023 — 4 people. Ranked 2 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 91.5%.

2023 4 people −42.86% vs 2022
World rank 2of 83
Period maximum 58 people1993
Period minimum 4 people2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Singapore, 1990–202302040601990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 47 people1991: 51 people1992: 43 people1993: 58 people1994: 49 people1995: 54 people1996: 33 people1997: 38 people1998: 40 people1999: 39 people2000: 41 people2001: 32 people2002: 31 people2003: 27 people2004: 20 people2006: 17 people2007: 18 people2008: 27 people2009: 20 people2010: 19 people2011: 16 people2012: 11 people2013: 17 people2014: 14 people2015: 14 people2016: 18 people2017: 11 people2018: 9 people2019: 12 people2020: 10 people2021: 6 people2022: 7 people2023: 4 people
Change over the period: −43 (−91.49%) Average annual rate: -7.19 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Singapore 4 people
World 423,171 people
Number of intentional homicides — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 4 −3 −42.86%
2022 7 +1 +16.67%
2021 6 −4 −40%
2020 10 −2 −16.67%
2019 12 +3 +33.33%
2018 9 −2 −18.18%
2017 11 −7 −38.89%
2016 18 +4 +28.57%
2015 14 +0 +0%
2014 14 −3 −17.65%
2013 17 +6 +54.55%
2012 11 −5 −31.25%
2011 16 −3 −15.79%
2010 19 −1 −5%
2009 20 −7 −25.93%
2008 27 +9 +50%
2007 18 +1 +5.88%
2006 17
2004 20 −7 −25.93%
2003 27 −4 −12.9%
2002 31 −1 −3.13%
2001 32 −9 −21.95%
2000 41 +2 +5.13%
1999 39 −1 −2.5%
1998 40 +2 +5.26%
1997 38 +5 +15.15%
1996 33 −21 −38.89%
1995 54 +5 +10.2%
1994 49 −9 −15.52%
1993 58 +15 +34.88%
1992 43 −8 −15.69%
1991 51 +4 +8.51%
1990 47

South-Eastern Asia, 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.