VEVenezuela
Venezuela: crime, homicide rate and trend
- 26.8 homicides per 100,000 people (2023)
- -51% in 10 years (since 2012)
- 11th lowest rate of 12 in South America
- World median: 3.8 per 100,000
- Source: Observatorio Venezolano de Violencia (NGO estimate), violent deaths, 2023.
Safety 1 out of 10 compared with the world
Places in Venezuela
Homicides per 100,000 people by year
| Year | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 26.8 |
| 2022 | 12.6 |
| 2021 | 19.3 |
| 2020 | 29.5 |
| 2019 | 41 |
| 2017 | 48 |
| 2016 | 56.6 |
| 2015 | 51.2 |
| 2014 | 62.9 |
| 2012 | 54.4 |
| 2011 | 48.3 |
| 2010 | 45.4 |
| 2009 | 49.2 |
| 2008 | 52 |
| 2007 | 47.6 |
| 2006 | 45 |
| 2005 | 37.2 |
| 2004 | 36.9 |
| 2003 | 43.8 |
| 2002 | 37.8 |
| 2001 | 31.9 |
| 2000 | 32.7 |
