This map layer shows the number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants for the respectively most current year, classified in five categories.
In 2014, UNODC published the "Global Study on Homicide" based on the "UNODC Homicide Statistics dataset". For its collection of data, UNODC defines homicide as the “unlawful death purposefully inflicted on a person by another person". Data on homicide serve as an indicator for the degree of national security. They are also used to compare violent crime on an international scale. Gaps in the data are due to the transfer of information of single countries with the respective data collection by the police and reports of citizens.
Number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2015, Top 10
The bar chart shows the top ten countries with the highest rate of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants.
Sources: UNODC 2017
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Violent crime (homicide, robberies)
Violent crime worldwide is characterised by different forms of the use of violence, such as homicide, robberies, hold-ups, abductions, rape, burglaries, car theft or drug-related crime. In Germany, the term ‘violent crime’ (Gewaltdelikte) denotes bodily harm, torture, homicide, robberies and rape.
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