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Homicide rate in Czechia

Czechia: Homicide rate was 0.7678 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.7678 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
145th
of 179 countries
All-time high
2.01 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1994
All-time low
0.4463 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Years of data
29
1994–2023

Homicide rate in Czechia, 1994–2023

0.511.521994200820231994: 2 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 1.8 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 0.902 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 0.984 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 0.819 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 0.999 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 0.856 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 0.77 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 0.836 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 0.617 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 0.626 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 0.862 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 0.73 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 0.446 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 0.815 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 0.768 homicides per 100,000 population

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 2023, homicide rate in Czechia stood at 0.7678 homicides per 100,000 population.

That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Czechia peaked at 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.4463 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.

That places Czechia 145th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Homicide rate in Czechia, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
1994 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population —
1995 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population -14.9%
1996 1.68 homicides per 100,000 population -1.6%
1997 1.82 homicides per 100,000 population +8.3%
1998 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population -6.8%
1999 1.68 homicides per 100,000 population -1.0%
2000 1.87 homicides per 100,000 population +11.2%
2001 1.32 homicides per 100,000 population -29.3%
2002 1.36 homicides per 100,000 population +2.9%
2003 1.59 homicides per 100,000 population +17.2%
2004 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population -17.9%
2005 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population -19.5%
2006 1.26 homicides per 100,000 population +20.1%
2007 1.22 homicides per 100,000 population -3.4%
2008 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population -9.9%
2009 0.902 homicides per 100,000 population -17.9%
2010 0.9843 homicides per 100,000 population +9.1%
2011 0.8194 homicides per 100,000 population -16.8%
2012 0.9993 homicides per 100,000 population +22.0%
2013 0.8562 homicides per 100,000 population -14.3%
2014 0.7702 homicides per 100,000 population -10.1%
2015 0.8362 homicides per 100,000 population +8.6%
2016 0.6172 homicides per 100,000 population -26.2%
2017 0.6261 homicides per 100,000 population +1.4%
2019 0.8622 homicides per 100,000 population +37.7%
2020 0.7298 homicides per 100,000 population -15.3%
2021 0.4463 homicides per 100,000 population -38.8%
2022 0.8151 homicides per 100,000 population +82.6%
2023 0.7678 homicides per 100,000 population -5.8%

Czechia compared with similar countries

  • Czechia's 0.7678 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, 69% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Czechia's 0.7678 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, 69% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.76 homicides per 100,000 population 1.68 homicides per 100,000 population 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population 6
2000s 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population 0.902 homicides per 100,000 population 1.87 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2010s 0.819 homicides per 100,000 population 0.6172 homicides per 100,000 population 0.9993 homicides per 100,000 population 9
2020s 0.6898 homicides per 100,000 population 0.4463 homicides per 100,000 population 0.8151 homicides per 100,000 population 4

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 142 Greece 0.8396 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 143 Poland 0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 144 Montenegro 0.7892 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 146 Malaysia 0.7345 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 147 Norway 0.7247 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 148 Hungary 0.7227 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Czechia?
Homicide rate in Czechia was 0.7678 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, 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 recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4463 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
How does Czechia rank for homicide rate?
Czechia ranks 145th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
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