Statizoid

Homicide rate in Singapore

Singapore: Homicide rate was 0.0691 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0691 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 44.2%
World rank
172nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.75 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1993
All-time low
0.0691 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Years of data
33
1990–2023

Homicide rate in Singapore, 1990–2023

00.511.51990200620231990: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population1991: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population1992: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 0.901 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 1 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 1 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 0.983 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 0.777 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 0.748 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 0.652 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 0.479 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 0.386 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 0.392 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 0.562 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 0.403 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 0.374 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 0.309 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 0.208 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 0.316 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 0.257 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 0.253 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 0.323 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 0.196 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 0.16 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 0.212 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 0.178 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 0.108 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 0.124 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 0.069 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 Singapore stood at 0.0691 homicides per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of down 44.2% on the previous year and down 78.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Singapore peaked at 1.75 homicides per 100,000 population in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0691 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2023.

Singapore ranks 172nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Homicide rate in Singapore, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
1990 1.55 homicides per 100,000 population —
1991 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population +5.2%
1992 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population -18.0%
1993 1.75 homicides per 100,000 population +31.2%
1994 1.43 homicides per 100,000 population -18.0%
1995 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population +6.6%
1996 0.9005 homicides per 100,000 population -41.1%
1997 1 homicides per 100,000 population +11.1%
1998 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population +2.4%
1999 0.9832 homicides per 100,000 population -4.1%
2000 1.02 homicides per 100,000 population +3.3%
2001 0.7774 homicides per 100,000 population -23.5%
2002 0.7475 homicides per 100,000 population -3.8%
2003 0.6525 homicides per 100,000 population -12.7%
2004 0.4793 homicides per 100,000 population -26.5%
2006 0.3857 homicides per 100,000 population -19.5%
2007 0.3916 homicides per 100,000 population +1.5%
2008 0.5617 homicides per 100,000 population +43.4%
2009 0.4025 homicides per 100,000 population -28.3%
2010 0.3742 homicides per 100,000 population -7.0%
2011 0.3087 homicides per 100,000 population -17.5%
2012 0.2078 homicides per 100,000 population -32.7%
2013 0.3157 homicides per 100,000 population +51.9%
2014 0.2565 homicides per 100,000 population -18.7%
2015 0.2534 homicides per 100,000 population -1.2%
2016 0.3227 homicides per 100,000 population +27.4%
2017 0.1963 homicides per 100,000 population -39.2%
2018 0.1597 homicides per 100,000 population -18.6%
2019 0.2117 homicides per 100,000 population +32.5%
2020 0.1779 homicides per 100,000 population -15.9%
2021 0.1082 homicides per 100,000 population -39.2%
2022 0.1239 homicides per 100,000 population +14.5%
2023 0.0691 homicides per 100,000 population -44.2%

Singapore compared with similar countries

  • Singapore's 0.0691 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, 6% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Singapore's 0.0691 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population, 5% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population 0.9005 homicides per 100,000 population 1.75 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2000s 0.6016 homicides per 100,000 population 0.3857 homicides per 100,000 population 1.02 homicides per 100,000 population 9
2010s 0.2607 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1597 homicides per 100,000 population 0.3742 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2020s 0.1198 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0691 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1779 homicides per 100,000 population 4

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 169 Bahrain 0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 170 Oman 0.1386 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 171 Qatar 0.0691 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 173 American Samoa 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 173 Isle of Man 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 173 Montserrat 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  7. 173 Saint Helena 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  8. 173 San Marino 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  9. 173 Tuvalu 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  10. 173 Vatican 0 homicides per 100,000 population

See the full ranking of 179 places →

More social development data for Singapore

All data for Singapore →

Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Singapore?
Homicide rate in Singapore was 0.0691 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 Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 1.75 homicides per 100,000 population in 1993.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0691 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
How does Singapore rank for homicide rate?
Singapore ranks 172nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is down 78.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Singapore 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Homicide rate in Singapore. Statizoid, drawing on UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://social-development.statizoid.com/stat/homicide-rate-unodc/singapore/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://social-development.statizoid.com/stat/homicide-rate-unodc/singapore/">Homicide rate in Singapore</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed

Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.