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Intentional homicides — Euro area

Intentional homicides in the Euro area in 2023 — 0.91 per 100k. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 52%.

2023 0.91 per 100k +3.52% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 2.29 per 100k1995
Period minimum 0.84 per 100k2021

Trend over time

1990–2023 · per 100,000 people

Intentional homicides — Euro area, 1990–20230.511.522.51990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 1.91 per 100k1991: 2.17 per 100k1992: 2.15 per 100k1993: 2.21 per 100k1994: 2.28 per 100k1995: 2.29 per 100k1996: 2.11 per 100k1997: 1.98 per 100k1998: 1.89 per 100k1999: 1.75 per 100k2000: 1.83 per 100k2001: 1.73 per 100k2002: 1.68 per 100k2004: 1.56 per 100k2005: 1.41 per 100k2006: 1.3 per 100k2007: 1.33 per 100k2008: 1.3 per 100k2009: 1.18 per 100k2010: 1.15 per 100k2011: 1.13 per 100k2012: 1.1 per 100k2013: 1.02 per 100k2014: 1 per 100k2015: 1 per 100k2016: 0.98 per 100k2017: 0.93 per 100k2018: 0.89 per 100k2019: 0.85 per 100k2020: 0.87 per 100k2021: 0.84 per 100k2022: 0.88 per 100k2023: 0.91 per 100k
Change over the period: −0.99 (−52.02%) Average annual rate: -2.2 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Euro area 0.91 per 100k
World 5.2 per 100k
Intentional homicides — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 0.91 +0.03 +3.52%
2022 0.88 +0.04 +5.25%
2021 0.84 −0.03 −3.9%
2020 0.87 +0.02 +2.53%
2019 0.85 −0.04 −4.77%
2018 0.89 −0.03 −3.51%
2017 0.93 −0.05 −5.22%
2016 0.98 −0.02 −2.17%
2015 1 +0 +0%
2014 1 −0.02 −2.3%
2013 1.02 −0.08 −6.95%
2012 1.1 −0.03 −2.91%
2011 1.13 −0.01 −1.11%
2010 1.15 −0.03 −2.7%
2009 1.18 −0.12 −9.08%
2008 1.3 −0.04 −2.9%
2007 1.33 +0.04 +2.77%
2006 1.3 −0.11 −7.88%
2005 1.41 −0.15 −9.63%
2004 1.56 — —
2002 1.68 −0.05 −3.11%
2001 1.73 −0.09 −5.17%
2000 1.83 +0.08 +4.5%
1999 1.75 −0.15 −7.66%
1998 1.89 −0.09 −4.44%
1997 1.98 −0.13 −6.24%
1996 2.11 −0.17 −7.56%
1995 2.29 +0 +0.1%
1994 2.28 +0.07 +3.37%
1993 2.21 +0.05 +2.53%
1992 2.15 −0.02 −0.89%
1991 2.17 +0.27 +14.06%
1990 1.91 — —

About the indicator

The number of intentional homicides per 100,000 people, from UNODC. It is considered the most comparable indicator of violent crime across countries: unlike statistics on theft or fraud, it depends little on the willingness of citizens to go to the police — most homicides are recorded in medical data as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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