Homicides in Czechia
Czechia: Homicides was 83 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Czechia, 1994–2023
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.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 83 homicides for homicides in 2023.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Czechia peaked at 207 homicides in 1994 and was at its lowest, 47 homicides, in 2021.
Czechia ranks 97th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 181.5 homicides | 172 homicides | 207 homicides | 6 |
| 2000s | 133.4 homicides | 94 homicides | 191 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.11 homicides | 65 homicides | 105 homicides | 9 |
| 2020s | 73.5 homicides | 47 homicides | 87 homicides | 4 |
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More social development data for Czechia
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 395,559 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 794 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.849 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.947 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.872 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.849 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.562 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.794 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Czechia?
- Homicides in Czechia was 83 homicides 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 homicides recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 207 homicides in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 homicides in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for homicides?
- Czechia ranks 97th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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 Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides.