You Are More Likely To Be Murdered In The U.S. Than In Many Muslim Countries
Data for the following table were reported by the United Nations Development Programme. For explanations, please refer to the notes below the table.
Intentional Homicides Per 100,000 People, 2000-2004
Ranked Lowest to Highest
Rank Country/Region Rate
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1 Myanmar 0.2
2 Sudan 0.3
3 Egypt 0.4
4 Japan 0.5
5 Singapore 0.5
6 Botswana 0.5
7 Morocco 0.5
8 Madagascar 0.5
9 Hong Kong 0.6
10 United Arab Emirates 0.6
11 Oman 0.6
12 Vanuatu 0.7
13 Greece 0.8
14 Denmark 0.8
15 Austria 0.8
16 Norway 0.8
17 Qatar 0.8
18 Ireland 0.9
19 Luxembourg 0.9
20 Saudi Arabia 0.9
21 Jordan 0.9
22 Iceland 1
23 Netherlands 1
24 Germany 1
25 Kuwait 1
26 Bahrain 1
27 Indonesia 1.1
28 Syria 1.1
29 Spain 1.2
30 Italy 1.2
31 Tunisia 1.2
32 Australia 1.3
33 New Zealand 1.3
34 Maldives 1.3
35 Brunei 1.4
36 Algeria 1.4
37 Belgium 1.5
38 Slovenia 1.5
39 Nigeria 1.5
40 France 1.6
41 Poland 1.6
42 Cyprus 1.7
43 Chile 1.7
44 Fiji 1.7
45 Portugal 1.8
46 Malta 1.8
47 Croatia 1.8
48 Canada 1.9
49 Tonga 2
50 United Kingdom 2.1
51 Hungary 2.1
52 China 2.1
53 Korea South 2.2
54 Czech Republic 2.2
55 Slovakia 2.3
56 F.Y.R.O.Macedonia 2.3
57 Sweden 2.4
58 Romania 2.4
59 Malaysia 2.4
60 Azerbaijan 2.4
61 Mauritius 2.5
62 Armenia 2.5
63 Israel 2.6
64 Finland 2.8
65 Dominica 2.8
66 Bolivia 2.8
67 Switzerland 2.9
68 Iran 2.9
69 Bulgaria 3.1
70 Nepal 3.4
71 India 3.7
72 Turkey 3.8
73 Yemen 4
74 Palestinian Territories 4
75 Philippines 4.3
76 Sant Kitts andNevis 4.8
77 Peru 5.5
78 United States 5.6
Murder Rate by Country - Intentional Homicide - 2007 Rank - Countries Rankings
Intentional Homicides Per 100,000 People, 2000-2004
Ranked Lowest to Highest
Rank Country/Region Rate
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1 Myanmar 0.2
2 Sudan 0.3
3 Egypt 0.4
4 Japan 0.5
5 Singapore 0.5
6 Botswana 0.5
7 Morocco 0.5
8 Madagascar 0.5
9 Hong Kong 0.6
10 United Arab Emirates 0.6
11 Oman 0.6
12 Vanuatu 0.7
13 Greece 0.8
14 Denmark 0.8
15 Austria 0.8
16 Norway 0.8
17 Qatar 0.8
18 Ireland 0.9
19 Luxembourg 0.9
20 Saudi Arabia 0.9
21 Jordan 0.9
22 Iceland 1
23 Netherlands 1
24 Germany 1
25 Kuwait 1
26 Bahrain 1
27 Indonesia 1.1
28 Syria 1.1
29 Spain 1.2
30 Italy 1.2
31 Tunisia 1.2
32 Australia 1.3
33 New Zealand 1.3
34 Maldives 1.3
35 Brunei 1.4
36 Algeria 1.4
37 Belgium 1.5
38 Slovenia 1.5
39 Nigeria 1.5
40 France 1.6
41 Poland 1.6
42 Cyprus 1.7
43 Chile 1.7
44 Fiji 1.7
45 Portugal 1.8
46 Malta 1.8
47 Croatia 1.8
48 Canada 1.9
49 Tonga 2
50 United Kingdom 2.1
51 Hungary 2.1
52 China 2.1
53 Korea South 2.2
54 Czech Republic 2.2
55 Slovakia 2.3
56 F.Y.R.O.Macedonia 2.3
57 Sweden 2.4
58 Romania 2.4
59 Malaysia 2.4
60 Azerbaijan 2.4
61 Mauritius 2.5
62 Armenia 2.5
63 Israel 2.6
64 Finland 2.8
65 Dominica 2.8
66 Bolivia 2.8
67 Switzerland 2.9
68 Iran 2.9
69 Bulgaria 3.1
70 Nepal 3.4
71 India 3.7
72 Turkey 3.8
73 Yemen 4
74 Palestinian Territories 4
75 Philippines 4.3
76 Sant Kitts andNevis 4.8
77 Peru 5.5
78 United States 5.6
Murder Rate by Country - Intentional Homicide - 2007 Rank - Countries Rankings
