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U.S. Intentional Homicide Rate.
Which definition of homicide does this series use?
The historical record
Older reporting period2023
Latest observation in this snapshot—not a real-time reading. -0.7 per 100,000 people vs 2022.
Fitted vertical axis · missing periods are not interpolated · annual
What the number means
Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population.
This UNODC-based series counts intentional homicide victims relative to population. It should not be mixed with differently defined FBI offenses or CDC death-certificate measures without reconciliation. Reporting periods also differ.
UNODC-based series. Definitions and reporting differ from FBI crime and CDC death-certificate series.
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21 available observations since 2000. Annual and quarterly dates represent the start of the reporting period; fiscal years are labeled explicitly. Display values are rounded to the precision shown; downloads retain the source values.
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| Reporting period | Period start | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 | 5.8 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 | 6.5 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 | 6.8 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 | 6.4 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 | 4.9 |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 | 4.9 |
| 2017 | 2017-01-01 | 5.2 |
| 2016 | 2016-01-01 | 5.3 |
| 2015 | 2015-01-01 | 4.9 |
| 2014 | 2014-01-01 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 2013-01-01 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 2012-01-01 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 2011-01-01 | 4.7 |
| 2010 | 2010-01-01 | 4.7 |
| 2009 | 2009-01-01 | 5.0 |
| 2008 | 2008-01-01 | 5.4 |
| 2007 | 2007-01-01 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 2006-01-01 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | 2002-01-01 | 5.7 |
| 2001 | 2001-01-01 | 6.7 |
| 2000 | 2000-01-01 | 5.5 |
Follow this series home
- Series identifier
- VC.IHR.PSRC.P5
- Provider
- World Bank / original statistical sources
- Original source attribution
- UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
- Frequency
- Annual
- Source units
- per 100,000 people
- Displayed units
- per 100,000 people
- Retrieval time
- 2026-10-04T09:04:46.416Z
- Provider database update
- 2026-07-13 — not the observation date
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