Homicide rate in Venezuela, RB
Venezuela, RB: Homicide rate was 12.65 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in Venezuela, RB, 1990–2022
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 2022, homicide rate in Venezuela, RB stood at 12.65 homicides per 100,000 population.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.4% on the previous year and down 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Venezuela, RB peaked at 62.9 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.32 homicides per 100,000 population, in 1991.
That places Venezuela, RB 28th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.69 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 24.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.41 homicides per 100,000 population | 31.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 52 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 41.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 62.9 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 20.47 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.65 homicides per 100,000 population | 29.48 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela, RB
- 25 Puerto Rico (US) 15.08 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 26 Grenada 13.67 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 27 French Guiana 13.39 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Eswatini 12.51 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 30 Panama 11.71 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 31 Botswana 11.37 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Venezuela, RB
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 14,333 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 417,010 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.307 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.042 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.181 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.224 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.148 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.148 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Venezuela, RB?
- Homicide rate in Venezuela, RB was 12.65 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, 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 Venezuela, RB?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Venezuela, RB?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.32 homicides per 100,000 population in 1991.
- How does Venezuela, RB rank for homicide rate?
- Venezuela, RB ranks 28th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Venezuela, RB?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela, RB 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.