Homicide rate in India
India: Homicide rate was 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in India, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, homicide rate in India stood at 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in India peaked at 5.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places India 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
- 109 Myanmar 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Chile 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 111 Solomon Islands 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 113 Tunisia 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 114 Turkmenistan 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 115 Albania 3.51 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for India
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 238,643 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 42,610 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.377 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.458 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.586 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.377 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.246 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.26 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in India?
- Homicide rate in India was 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 5.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does India rank for homicide rate?
- India ranks 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.