Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Venezuela

Number of intentional homicides in Venezuela in 2022 — 3,568 people. Ranked 94 in the world out of 105. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 44.2%.

2022 3,568 people −34.46% vs 2021
World rank 94of 105
Period maximum 19,030 people2014
Period minimum 2,474 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2022 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Venezuela, 1990–202205,00010,00015,00020,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 2,474 people1991: 2,502 people1992: 3,266 people1993: 4,292 people1994: 4,733 people1995: 4,481 people1996: 4,961 people1997: 4,225 people1998: 4,550 people1999: 5,974 people2000: 8,022 people2001: 7,960 people2002: 9,617 people2003: 11,342 people2004: 9,719 people2005: 9,964 people2006: 12,257 people2007: 13,156 people2008: 14,589 people2009: 13,985 people2010: 13,080 people2011: 14,098 people2012: 16,072 people2014: 19,030 people2015: 15,654 people2016: 17,407 people2017: 14,665 people2019: 11,874 people2020: 8,384 people2021: 5,444 people2022: 3,568 people
Change over the period: +1,094 (+44.22%) Average annual rate: 1.15 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Venezuela 3,568 people
World 424,747 people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 117,702 people
South America computed 68,438 people
Number of intentional homicides — Venezuela, by year Venezuela All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 3,568 −1,876 −34.46%
2021 5,444 −2,940 −35.07%
2020 8,384 −3,490 −29.39%
2019 11,874
2017 14,665 −2,742 −15.75%
2016 17,407 +1,753 +11.2%
2015 15,654 −3,376 −17.74%
2014 19,030
2012 16,072 +1,974 +14%
2011 14,098 +1,018 +7.78%
2010 13,080 −905 −6.47%
2009 13,985 −604 −4.14%
2008 14,589 +1,433 +10.89%
2007 13,156 +899 +7.33%
2006 12,257 +2,293 +23.01%
2005 9,964 +245 +2.52%
2004 9,719 −1,623 −14.31%
2003 11,342 +1,725 +17.94%
2002 9,617 +1,657 +20.82%
2001 7,960 −62 −0.77%
2000 8,022 +2,048 +34.28%
1999 5,974 +1,424 +31.3%
1998 4,550 +325 +7.69%
1997 4,225 −736 −14.84%
1996 4,961 +480 +10.71%
1995 4,481 −252 −5.32%
1994 4,733 +441 +10.27%
1993 4,292 +1,026 +31.41%
1992 3,266 +764 +30.54%
1991 2,502 +28 +1.13%
1990 2,474

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.