Statizoid

Intentional homicides in Switzerland

Switzerland: Intentional homicides was 0.5975 per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.5975 per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 25.1%
World rank
157th
of 172 countries
All-time high
1.64 per 100,000 people
in 1990
All-time low
0.4777 per 100,000 people
in 2022
Years of data
28
1990–2023

Intentional homicides in Switzerland, 1990–2023

0.50.7511.21.51.81990200620231990: 1.6 per 100,000 people1991: 1.4 per 100,000 people1992: 1.4 per 100,000 people1993: 1.5 per 100,000 people1994: 1.1 per 100,000 people1995: 1.2 per 100,000 people1996: 1.2 per 100,000 people1997: 1.2 per 100,000 people1998: 1.1 per 100,000 people1999: 1.2 per 100,000 people2000: 0.96 per 100,000 people2001: 1.2 per 100,000 people2002: 1.2 per 100,000 people2009: 0.659 per 100,000 people2010: 0.664 per 100,000 people2011: 0.581 per 100,000 people2012: 0.563 per 100,000 people2013: 0.704 per 100,000 people2014: 0.501 per 100,000 people2015: 0.688 per 100,000 people2016: 0.537 per 100,000 people2017: 0.532 per 100,000 people2018: 0.587 per 100,000 people2019: 0.536 per 100,000 people2020: 0.544 per 100,000 people2021: 0.482 per 100,000 people2022: 0.478 per 100,000 people2023: 0.597 per 100,000 people

Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, intentional homicides in Switzerland stood at 0.5975 per 100,000 people.

That represents a change of up 25.1% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, intentional homicides in Switzerland peaked at 1.64 per 100,000 people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4777 per 100,000 people, in 2022.

Switzerland ranks 157th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Intentional homicides in Switzerland, year by year

Year per 100,000 people Change
1990 1.64 per 100,000 people —
1991 1.44 per 100,000 people -12.0%
1992 1.35 per 100,000 people -6.2%
1993 1.51 per 100,000 people +11.9%
1994 1.14 per 100,000 people -24.4%
1995 1.16 per 100,000 people +1.8%
1996 1.17 per 100,000 people +0.8%
1997 1.23 per 100,000 people +4.6%
1998 1.07 per 100,000 people -12.9%
1999 1.25 per 100,000 people +16.6%
2000 0.9605 per 100,000 people -22.9%
2001 1.19 per 100,000 people +23.9%
2002 1.18 per 100,000 people -0.7%
2009 0.6591 per 100,000 people -44.2%
2010 0.6645 per 100,000 people +0.8%
2011 0.5812 per 100,000 people -12.5%
2012 0.5626 per 100,000 people -3.2%
2013 0.7045 per 100,000 people +25.2%
2014 0.5006 per 100,000 people -28.9%
2015 0.6881 per 100,000 people +37.5%
2016 0.5373 per 100,000 people -21.9%
2017 0.5323 per 100,000 people -0.9%
2018 0.5871 per 100,000 people +10.3%
2019 0.5363 per 100,000 people -8.7%
2020 0.5439 per 100,000 people +1.4%
2021 0.4824 per 100,000 people -11.3%
2022 0.4777 per 100,000 people -1.0%
2023 0.5975 per 100,000 people +25.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.3 per 100,000 people 1.07 per 100,000 people 1.64 per 100,000 people 10
2000s 0.9978 per 100,000 people 0.6591 per 100,000 people 1.19 per 100,000 people 4
2010s 0.5894 per 100,000 people 0.5006 per 100,000 people 0.7045 per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.5254 per 100,000 people 0.4777 per 100,000 people 0.5975 per 100,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 154 Ireland 0.6543 per 100,000 people compare
  2. 155 Palestine, State of 0.622 per 100,000 people compare
  3. 156 Maldives 0.6151 per 100,000 people compare
  4. 158 Italy 0.5681 per 100,000 people compare
  5. 159 Slovenia 0.5665 per 100,000 people compare
  6. 160 Malta 0.5629 per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

More public sector data for Switzerland

All data for Switzerland →

Frequently asked questions

What is intentional homicides in Switzerland?
Intentional homicides in Switzerland was 0.5975 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 Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 1.64 per 100,000 people in 1990.
What is the lowest intentional homicides recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4777 per 100,000 people in 2022.
How does Switzerland rank for intentional homicides?
Switzerland ranks 157th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
Is intentional homicides rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Intentional homicides in Switzerland. Statizoid, drawing on UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/intentional-homicides-per-100-000-people/switzerland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/intentional-homicides-per-100-000-people/switzerland/">Intentional homicides in Switzerland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Unit
per 100,000 people
Source
UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 4,286 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.