UYUruguay
Uruguay: crime, homicide rate and trend
- 11.2 homicides per 100,000 people (2023)
- +45% in 10 years (since 2013)
- 7th lowest rate of 12 in South America
- World median: 3.8 per 100,000
- Source: World Bank, from UNODC, 2023.
Safety 2 out of 10 compared with the world
Places in Uruguay
Homicides per 100,000 people by year
| Year | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.2 |
| 2022 | 11.3 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2019 | 11.6 |
| 2018 | 12.4 |
| 2017 | 8.4 |
| 2016 | 7.9 |
| 2015 | 8.7 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2013 | 7.8 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2010 | 6.2 |
| 2009 | 6.8 |
| 2008 | 6.7 |
| 2007 | 5.9 |
| 2006 | 6.1 |
| 2005 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | 6.1 |
| 2003 | 6 |
| 2002 | 7 |
| 2001 | 6.7 |
| 2000 | 6.6 |
