Homicides in Singapore
Singapore: Homicides was 11.4 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Singapore, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 11.4 deaths for homicides in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Singapore peaked at 59.89 deaths in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.4 deaths, in 2021.
Singapore ranks 170th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Homicides in Singapore, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.89 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 55.37 deaths | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 51.55 deaths | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 47.12 deaths | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 42.7 deaths | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 40.27 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 37.08 deaths | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 35.74 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 35.52 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 32.07 deaths | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 31.13 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 30.09 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 27.53 deaths | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 19.66 deaths | -28.6% |
| 2014 | 13.77 deaths | -30.0% |
| 2015 | 23.13 deaths | +68.0% |
| 2016 | 23.24 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 16.38 deaths | -29.5% |
| 2018 | 15.87 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 14.59 deaths | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 12.67 deaths | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 11.4 deaths | -10.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 11.4 deaths is below the median for high income countries, which is 71.2 deaths, 16% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 11.4 deaths is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 123.38 deaths, 9% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +68.0% | 13.77 deaths | 23.13 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.73 deaths | 32.07 deaths | 59.89 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.54 deaths | 13.77 deaths | 31.13 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.04 deaths | 11.4 deaths | 12.67 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 167 Seychelles 14.92 deaths compare
- 168 Sao Tome and Principe 12.83 deaths compare
- 169 Qatar 11.83 deaths compare
- 171 Maldives 10.18 deaths compare
- 172 Vanuatu 7.07 deaths compare
- 173 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.78 deaths compare
More social development data for Singapore
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 43 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (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 43 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Singapore?
- Homicides in Singapore was 11.4 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 59.89 deaths in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4 deaths in 2021.
- How does Singapore rank for homicides?
- Singapore ranks 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major 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
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.