Intentional homicides in Low income
Low income: Intentional homicides was 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Intentional homicides in Low income, 2010–2023
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Low income recorded 10.4 per 100,000 people for intentional homicides in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides in Low income peaked at 12.5 per 100,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.4 per 100,000 people, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Intentional homicides in Low income, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10.9 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2011 | 11.7 per 100,000 people | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 12 per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 12.2 per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 12.5 per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 12.4 per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 12.3 per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.3 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.8 per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 11.5 per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 10.9 per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 10.8 per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 10.7 per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 10.4 per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.96 per 100,000 people | 10.9 per 100,000 people | 12.5 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7 per 100,000 people | 10.4 per 100,000 people | 10.9 per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 64.16 per 100,000 people compare
- 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 51.32 per 100,000 people compare
- 4 United States Virgin Islands 49.86 per 100,000 people
- 5 Jamaica 49.44 per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Ecuador 45.72 per 100,000 people compare
- 7 South Africa 43.72 per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Haiti 41.15 per 100,000 people compare
More public sector data for Low income
- Arms imports 141.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1887 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -50.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 141.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 12.46 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0154 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 9.31 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides in Low income?
- Intentional homicides in Low income was 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5 per 100,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- How does Low income rank for intentional homicides?
- Low income ranks 5th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is intentional homicides rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from UNODC Research - Data Portal – 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.