Intentional homicides — all countries

Intentional homicides — Western Europe

Intentional homicides in Western Europe in 2023 — 1.03 per 100k. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 33.8%.

2023 1.03 per 100k +7.38% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 2.13 per 100k1995
Period minimum 0.88 per 100k2019

Trend over time

1990–2023 · per 100,000 people

Intentional homicides — Western Europe, 1990–20230.511.522.51990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 1.55 per 100k1991: 1.68 per 100k1992: 1.69 per 100k1993: 1.89 per 100k1994: 2.12 per 100k1995: 2.13 per 100k1996: 1.99 per 100k1997: 1.79 per 100k1998: 1.68 per 100k1999: 1.53 per 100k2000: 1.62 per 100k2001: 1.56 per 100k2002: 1.6 per 100k2003: 1.4 per 100k2004: 1.4 per 100k2005: 1.34 per 100k2006: 1.22 per 100k2007: 1.23 per 100k2008: 1.22 per 100k2009: 1.06 per 100k2010: 1.05 per 100k2011: 1.05 per 100k2012: 0.96 per 100k2013: 0.95 per 100k2014: 0.96 per 100k2015: 1.05 per 100k2016: 1.06 per 100k2017: 0.97 per 100k2018: 0.94 per 100k2019: 0.88 per 100k2020: 0.92 per 100k2021: 0.91 per 100k2022: 0.96 per 100k2023: 1.03 per 100k
Change over the period: −0.53 (−33.84%) Average annual rate: -1.24 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Western Europe 1.03 per 100k
World 5.2 per 100k
Intentional homicides — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 1.03 +0.07 +7.38%
2022 0.96 +0.05 +5.16%
2021 0.91 −0.01 −1.5%
2020 0.92 +0.04 +4.59%
2019 0.88 −0.05 −5.67%
2018 0.94 −0.03 −3.12%
2017 0.97 −0.1 −9.04%
2016 1.06 +0.01 +0.87%
2015 1.05 +0.1 +10.3%
2014 0.96 +0 +0.43%
2013 0.95 −0.01 −1.31%
2012 0.96 −0.08 −8.09%
2011 1.05 +0 +0.24%
2010 1.05 −0.02 −1.62%
2009 1.06 −0.16 −13.15%
2008 1.22 −0.01 −0.49%
2007 1.23 +0.01 +0.64%
2006 1.22 −0.11 −8.48%
2005 1.34 −0.06 −4.61%
2004 1.4 +0 +0.35%
2003 1.4 −0.21 −12.99%
2002 1.6 +0.04 +2.54%
2001 1.56 −0.05 −3.3%
2000 1.62 +0.09 +5.62%
1999 1.53 −0.15 −8.94%
1998 1.68 −0.11 −6.18%
1997 1.79 −0.19 −9.66%
1996 1.99 −0.15 −6.92%
1995 2.13 +0.02 +0.78%
1994 2.12 +0.22 +11.8%
1993 1.89 +0.2 +12.14%
1992 1.69 +0.01 +0.68%
1991 1.68 +0.12 +7.91%
1990 1.55

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.