Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Reunion
Reunion: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Reunion, 2004–2009
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
The most recent figure for homicide rate by sex of the victim in Reunion is 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 32.7% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Reunion ranks 82nd of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Reunion, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.26 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2005 | 4.57 homicides per 100,000 population | +40.1% |
| 2006 | 2.8 homicides per 100,000 population | -38.6% |
| 2007 | 4.08 homicides per 100,000 population | +45.6% |
| 2008 | 3.4 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population | -32.7% |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 79 Israel 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 80 Palestine 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population
- 81 Estonia 2.31 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 83 North Macedonia 2.13 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 84 Latvia 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population
- 85 Serbia 2.05 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Reunion
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 10.55 (2024)
- Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.2404 (2024)
- Homicide rate 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population (2009)
- Homicides 15 homicides (2009)
- Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population (2009)
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population (2009)
- Homicides 12 deaths (2016)
- Child homicide rate 0.363 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicide rate 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicide rate by age of the victim 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Reunion?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Reunion was 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009, 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 4.57 homicides per 100,000 population in 2005.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009.
- How does Reunion rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Reunion ranks 82nd out of 138 countries with data for 2009.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Reunion 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.