BJBenin
Benin: crime, homicide rate and trend
- 5.8 homicides per 100,000 people (2021)
- -9% in 10 years (since 2011)
- 4th lowest rate of 16 in Western Africa
- World median: 3.8 per 100,000
- Source: WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure), 2021.
Safety 3 out of 10 compared with the world
Benin: we do not have local crime data yet.
Homicides per 100,000 people by year
| Year | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.8 |
| 2020 | 5.8 |
| 2019 | 5.9 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6.2 |
| 2015 | 6.2 |
| 2014 | 6.3 |
| 2013 | 6.3 |
| 2012 | 6.4 |
| 2011 | 6.4 |
| 2010 | 6.4 |
| 2009 | 6.5 |
| 2008 | 6.6 |
| 2007 | 6.7 |
| 2006 | 6.9 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2003 | 7.1 |
| 2002 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 7.2 |
| 2000 | 7.2 |
