Intentional homicides in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Intentional homicides was 6.99 per 100,000 people in 2020. β² Rising
Intentional homicides in Cape Verde, 2003β2020
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal β Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 6.99 per 100,000 people for intentional homicides in 2020.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides in Cape Verde peaked at 12.69 per 100,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.17 per 100,000 people, in 2003.
Cape Verde ranks 45th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.94 per 100,000 people | 3.17 per 100,000 people | 9.07 per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.17 per 100,000 people | 6.04 per 100,000 people | 12.69 per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.99 per 100,000 people | 6.99 per 100,000 people | 6.99 per 100,000 people | 1 |
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More public sector data for Cape Verde
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 744.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
- Tax revenue 18.4% (2020)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 217.3 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 22.7% (2020)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 71.6 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 2.93 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides in Cape Verde?
- Intentional homicides in Cape Verde was 6.99 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal β Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 12.69 per 100,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.17 per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Cape Verde rank for intentional homicides?
- Cape Verde ranks 45th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is intentional homicides rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNODC Research - Data Portal β Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as part of Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.