Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.0281 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in United Kingdom, 2010–2021
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
The most recent figure for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in United Kingdom is 0.0281 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 45.5% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0306 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0179 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places United Kingdom 40th out of 67 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0302 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2011 | 0.022 homicides per 100,000 population | -26.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0266 homicides per 100,000 population | +20.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0264 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0185 homicides per 100,000 population | -29.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0306 homicides per 100,000 population | +65.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0228 homicides per 100,000 population | -25.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0181 homicides per 100,000 population | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 0.024 homicides per 100,000 population | +32.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0179 homicides per 100,000 population | -25.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0193 homicides per 100,000 population | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0281 homicides per 100,000 population | +45.5% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0281 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population, 49% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0281 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0618 homicides per 100,000 population, 45% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0237 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0179 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0306 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0237 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0193 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0281 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 37 Algeria 0.0467 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 38 Switzerland 0.0454 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 39 Peru 0.0424 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 41 Italy 0.0206 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 42 Bolivia 0.0163 homicides per 100,000 population
- 43 Morocco 0.0158 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for United Kingdom
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 581,072 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 517 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 517 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in United Kingdom?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in United Kingdom was 0.0281 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021, 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0306 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0179 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- United Kingdom ranks 40th out of 67 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population of male victims where the perpetrator is an intimate partner.