Homicide rate in Italy
Italy: Homicide rate was 0.5681 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate in Italy, 1990–2023
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 Italy stood at 0.5681 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Italy peaked at 3.4 homicides per 100,000 population in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4757 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2020.
That places Italy 158th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.43 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9849 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.34 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7468 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5272 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9144 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5228 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4757 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5681 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 155 Palestine 0.622 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 156 Maldives 0.6151 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 157 Switzerland 0.5975 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 159 Slovenia 0.5665 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 160 Malta 0.5629 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 161 Macao 0.5603 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Italy
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 192,914 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 266 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.875 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.9 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.642 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.569 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.9 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Italy?
- Homicide rate in Italy was 0.5681 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4 homicides per 100,000 population in 1991.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4757 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for homicide rate?
- Italy ranks 158th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.