Homicides in Malta
Malta: Homicides was 3 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Malta, 1990–2023
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
In 2023, homicides in Malta stood at 3 homicides.
The figure is down 62.5% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Malta peaked at 12 homicides in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides, in 2006.
Malta ranks 161st of 179 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.43 homicides | 3 homicides | 10 homicides | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.56 homicides | 0 homicides | 7 homicides | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.3 homicides | 3 homicides | 12 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 homicides | 2 homicides | 8 homicides | 4 |
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- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 8,306 (2025)
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- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.783 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.829 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.902 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.783 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.529 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.621 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Malta?
- Homicides in Malta was 3 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 12 homicides in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for homicides?
- Malta ranks 161st out of 179 regions with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.