Homicides in Reunion
Reunion: Homicides was 12 deaths in 2016. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Reunion, 2001–2016
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 12 deaths for homicides in 2016.
That represents a change of down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Reunion peaked at 20 deaths in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8 deaths, in 2002.
That places Reunion 89th out of 113 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Homicides in Reunion, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9 deaths | — |
| 2002 | 8 deaths | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 16 deaths | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 20 deaths | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 17 deaths | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 14 deaths | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 12 deaths | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 12 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18 deaths | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 16 deaths | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 12 deaths | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 14 deaths | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 12 deaths | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 10 deaths | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 12 deaths | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 12 deaths | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides in Reunion changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +100.0% | 8 deaths | 16 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14 deaths | 8 deaths | 20 deaths | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.57 deaths | 10 deaths | 16 deaths | 7 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
More social development data for Reunion
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 10.55 (2024)
- Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.2404 (2024)
- Homicide rate 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population (2009)
- Homicides 15 homicides (2009)
- Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population (2009)
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population (2009)
- Child homicide rate 0.363 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicide rate 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicide rate by age of the victim 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicides, by sex of the victim 5.83 homicides (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Reunion?
- Homicides in Reunion was 12 deaths in 2016, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 20 deaths in 2004.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 deaths in 2002.
- How does Reunion rank for homicides?
- Reunion ranks 89th out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Reunion data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (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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About this data
Annual number of homicides.