Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Switzerland

Number of intentional homicides in Switzerland in 2023 — 53 people. Ranked 28 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 51.8%.

2023 53 people +26.19% vs 2022
World rank 28of 83
Period maximum 110 people1990
Period minimum 41 people2014

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Switzerland, 1990–20234060801001201990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 110 people1991: 98 people1992: 93 people1993: 105 people1994: 80 people1995: 82 people1996: 83 people1997: 87 people1998: 76 people1999: 89 people2000: 69 people2001: 86 people2002: 86 people2009: 51 people2010: 52 people2011: 46 people2012: 45 people2013: 57 people2014: 41 people2015: 57 people2016: 45 people2017: 45 people2018: 50 people2019: 46 people2020: 47 people2021: 42 people2022: 42 people2023: 53 people
Change over the period: −57 (−51.82%) Average annual rate: -2.19 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Switzerland 53 people
World 423,171 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 7,365 people
Western Europe computed 1,915 people
Number of intentional homicides — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 53 +11 +26.19%
2022 42 +0 +0%
2021 42 −5 −10.64%
2020 47 +1 +2.17%
2019 46 −4 −8%
2018 50 +5 +11.11%
2017 45 +0 +0%
2016 45 −12 −21.05%
2015 57 +16 +39.02%
2014 41 −16 −28.07%
2013 57 +12 +26.67%
2012 45 −1 −2.17%
2011 46 −6 −11.54%
2010 52 +1 +1.96%
2009 51
2002 86 +0 +0%
2001 86 +17 +24.64%
2000 69 −20 −22.47%
1999 89 +13 +17.11%
1998 76 −11 −12.64%
1997 87 +4 +4.82%
1996 83 +1 +1.22%
1995 82 +2 +2.5%
1994 80 −25 −23.81%
1993 105 +12 +12.9%
1992 93 −5 −5.1%
1991 98 −12 −10.91%
1990 110

Western 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.