Intentional homicides in Montenegro
Montenegro: Intentional homicides was 0.7892 per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Intentional homicides in Montenegro, 2002–2023
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for intentional homicides in Montenegro is 0.7892 per 100,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.7% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides in Montenegro peaked at 4.49 per 100,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7892 per 100,000 people, in 2023.
That places Montenegro 144th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Intentional homicides in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.26 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2007 | 1.89 per 100,000 people | -55.5% |
| 2008 | 3.79 per 100,000 people | +100.2% |
| 2009 | 3.32 per 100,000 people | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 2.37 per 100,000 people | -28.5% |
| 2011 | 3.32 per 100,000 people | +39.9% |
| 2012 | 2.68 per 100,000 people | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 1.58 per 100,000 people | -41.1% |
| 2014 | 3.17 per 100,000 people | +100.6% |
| 2015 | 2.71 per 100,000 people | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 4.49 per 100,000 people | +65.7% |
| 2017 | 2.42 per 100,000 people | -46.1% |
| 2018 | 2.27 per 100,000 people | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 3.76 per 100,000 people | +65.4% |
| 2020 | 2.96 per 100,000 people | -21.3% |
| 2021 | 2.48 per 100,000 people | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 2.6 per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7892 per 100,000 people | -69.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.32 per 100,000 people | 1.89 per 100,000 people | 4.26 per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.88 per 100,000 people | 1.58 per 100,000 people | 4.49 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 per 100,000 people | 0.7892 per 100,000 people | 2.96 per 100,000 people | 4 |
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More public sector data for Montenegro
- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 240.62 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0181 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 31.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 150.03 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 148.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 8,495 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides in Montenegro?
- Intentional homicides in Montenegro was 0.7892 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 per 100,000 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7892 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for intentional homicides?
- Montenegro ranks 144th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is intentional homicides rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.