Homicide rate unodc in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Homicide rate unodc was 0.6932 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.6932
Change on year
up 54.2%
World rank
150th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.9656
in 2010
All-time low
0.4495
in 2021
Years of data
10
2010–2022
Homicide rate unodc in United Arab Emirates, 2010–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.6932 for homicide rate unodc in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.2% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate unodc in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.9656 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4495, in 2021.
United Arab Emirates ranks 150th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7767 | 0.6825 | 0.9656 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6102 | 0.4495 | 0.6932 | 3 |
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More social development data for United Arab Emirates
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,377 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 252 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.339 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.077 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.104 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.04 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.063 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.031 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate unodc in United Arab Emirates?
- Homicide rate unodc in United Arab Emirates was 0.6932 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate unodc recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9656 in 2010.
- What is the lowest homicide rate unodc recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4495 in 2021.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for homicide rate unodc?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 150th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate unodc rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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