Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Israel
Israel: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
2.78 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 15.3%
World rank
79th
of 138 countries
All-time high
5.42 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2002
All-time low
2.01 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2016
Years of data
26
1993–2022
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Israel, 1993–2022
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2022, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Israel stood at 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Israel peaked at 5.42 homicides per 100,000 population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2016.
Israel ranks 79th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Israel, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.22 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 1994 | 4.29 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 3.93 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 3.81 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 5.02 homicides per 100,000 population | +31.6% |
| 2002 | 5.42 homicides per 100,000 population | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 4.2 homicides per 100,000 population | -22.5% |
| 2004 | 3.92 homicides per 100,000 population | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 3.64 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 3.43 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 3.14 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 2.6 homicides per 100,000 population | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 3.28 homicides per 100,000 population | +26.3% |
| 2010 | 3.25 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 3.06 homicides per 100,000 population | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 2.76 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 2.58 homicides per 100,000 population | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 2.73 homicides per 100,000 population | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 2.31 homicides per 100,000 population | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 2.77 homicides per 100,000 population | +37.6% |
| 2018 | 2.25 homicides per 100,000 population | -18.9% |
| 2019 | 2.91 homicides per 100,000 population | +29.3% |
| 2020 | 2.7 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 3.28 homicides per 100,000 population | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population | -15.3% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.9× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Israel's 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.42 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.7 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.28 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 76 Canada 2.89 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 77 Morocco 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 78 Azerbaijan 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 80 Palestine 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 81 Estonia 2.31 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 82 Reunion 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Israel
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,274 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,265 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,265 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Israel?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Israel was 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 5.42 homicides per 100,000 population in 2002.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
- How does Israel rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Israel ranks 79th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.