Crime Rate by Country 2022 - World Population Review

The overall crime rate in the United States is 47.70. The violent crime rate in the United States has decreased sharply over the past 25 years. Crimes rates ... WorldPopulationReviewContinentsCountriesWorldCitiesUSStatesUSCountiesUSCitiesZipsCrimeRatebyCountry2022Overallcrimerateiscalculatedbydividingthetotalnumberofreportedcrimesofanykindbythetotalpopulation,thenmultiplyingtheresultby100,000(becausecrimerateistypicallyreportedasXnumberofcrimesper100,000people).Crimeratesvarygreatlyfromcountrytocountryandareinfluencedbymanyfactors.Forexample,highpovertylevelsandunemploymenttendtoinflateacountry'scrimerate.Conversely,strictpoliceenforcementandseveresentencestendtoreducecrimerates.Thereisalsoastrongcorrelationbetweenageandcrime,withmostcrimes,especiallyviolentcrimes,beingcommittedbythoseages20-30yearsold. TheoverallcrimerateintheUnitedStatesis47.70.TheviolentcrimerateintheUnitedStateshasdecreasedsharplyoverthepast25years.Crimesratesvarysignificantlybetweenthestates,withstateswithsuchasAlaska,NewMexico,andTennesseeexperiencingmuchhighercrimeratesthanstatessuchasMaine,NewHampshire,andVermont.Someoftheworld'slowestcrimeratesareseeninSwitzerland,Denmark,Norway,Japan,andNewZealand.Eachofthesecountrieshasveryeffectivelawenforcement,andDenmark,Norway,andJapanhavesomeofthemostrestrictivegunlawsintheworld. CountrieswiththeHighestCrimeRates* Thecountrieswiththetenhighestcrimerates,expressedinper100,000people,globallyare: Venezuela(83.76) PapuaNewGuinea(80.79) SouthAfrica(76.86) Afghanistan(76.31) Honduras(74.54) TrinidadandTobago(71.63) Guyana(68.74) ElSalvador(67.79) Brazil(67.49) Jamaica(67.42) 1.Venezuela Venezuelahasacrimeindexof83.76,thehighestofanycountryintheworld.TheU.S.DepartmentofStatehasissuedaLevel4traveladvisoryforVenezuela,indicatingthatitisunsafetotraveltothecountry,andtravelersshouldnottravelthere.Venezuela'shighcrimerateshavebeenattributedtoreasonsincludinggovernmentcorruption,aflawedjudiciarysystem,andthebreakdownoftheRuleofLaw. 2.PapuaNewGuinea PapuaNewGuineahasacrimeindexof80.79.InPapuaNewGuinea,crime,especiallyviolentcrime,isprimarilyfueledbyrapidsocial,economic,andpoliticalchanges.Raskolgangsengageinsmallandlarge-scalecriminalactivityandconsistmainlyofmemberswithlittleeducationandfewemploymentopportunities.Organizedcrimeintheformofcorruptionisalsocommoninmajorcitiesandlargelycontributestothehighcrimerate.Additionally,thegeographyofPapuaNewGuineamakesitappealingfordrugandhumantrafficking. 3.SouthAfrica SouthAfricahasthethird-highestcrimerateintheworld.SouthAfricahasanotablyhighrateofassaults,rape,homicides,andotherviolentcrimes.Thishasbeenattributedtoseveralfactors,includinghighlevelsofpoverty,inequality,unemployment,andsocialexclusion,andthenormalizationofviolence.SouthAfricahasoneofthehighestraperatesintheworld.Morethan1in4mensurveyedbytheSouthAfricanMedicalResearchCounciladmittedtocommittingrape. 4.Afghanistan Afghanistanhasthefourth-highestcrimerate.Crimeispresentinvariousforms,includingcorruption,assassinations/contractkillings,drugtrafficking,kidnapping,andmoneylaundering.Afghanistansupplied85%oftheworld'sillicitopiumin2020.TheTaliban,whichregainedcontrolofthecountryin2021,haspledgedtostampouttheopiumindustry,butitissuchavitalpartofthecountry'sstrugglingeconomythatitwillbedifficulttoeliminate.Widespreadunemploymentaddsadditionalfuelformanyofthecountry'scrimes,suchasrobberyandassault. 5.Honduras Withacrimeindexof74.54,Hondurasranksfifthintheworldintermsofcrimerate.Honduras'speakofviolentcrimewasin2012,wherethecountryexperiencedabout20homicidesperday,typicallycarriedoutbygun-totinggangssuchasBarrio18orMaraSalvatrucha.HondurasisalsoconsideredtobeamajordrugroutetotheUnitedStates.Weakdomesticlawenforcementhasmadethecountryaneasypointofentryfortheillegaldrugtrade.TheU.S.DepartmentofStatehasissuedaLevel3traveladvisoryforHonduras,indicatingthattravelersshouldreconsidervisitingthecountry. 6.TrinidadandTobago TrinidadandTobagohasthesixth-highestcrimerateintheworld.TrinidadandTobago'sgovernmentfacesseveralchallengesinitseffecttoreducecrime,suchasbureaucraticresistancetochange,thenegativeinfluenceofgangs,drugs,economicrecession,andanoverburdenedlegalsystem.Thereisagreatdemandforillegalweaponsaswell,whichdrugtraffickingandgang-relatedactivitiesfuel.TrinidadandTobagohasaLevel2traveladvisory,meaningthattravelersshouldexerciseincreasedcaution.Visitorsaretypicallyvictimsofpickpocketing,assault,theft,andfraud. 7.Guyana Guyanahastheeighth-highestcrimerateworldwideof68.74,andamurderrateofaboutfourtimeshigherthanthatoftheUnitedStates.Despitearigorouslicensingrequirementtoownfirearms,theuseofweaponsbycriminalsiscommon.DomesticviolencehappensregularlyinGuyana,astheenforcementofdomesticviolencelawsisweak.Armedrobberiesoccurfrequentlyaswell,especiallyinGeorgetown.Additionally,touristsareoftenthevictimsofhotelbreak-ins,robberies,andassaults. 8.ElSalvador OrganizedcrimeisamassiveprobleminElSalvador,contributingtomostsocialviolence,withitstwolargestgangs,MS-13andBarrio18.Thereareanestimated25,000gangmembersatlargeinElSalvador,9,000inprison,andabout60,000youngpeopleinyouthgangs,whichdominatethecountry.Manygangshavealsocultivatedrelationships,andinsomecasesterritorialdisputes,withdrugtraffickers.Inadditiontogangs,highunemploymentratesandlowwagesinElSalvadorhavepushedfamiliesintomarginalizedareaswherecrimesarecommon.Propertycrimes,suchasrobbery,theft,andtheftofvehicles,arethemostcommon. 9.Brazil Brazilhastheseventh-highestcrimerateintheworldwithexceptionallyhighratesofviolentcrimes.Brazil'shomicideratewas23.6homicidesper100,000inhabitantsin2020—andithasbeenashighas30.8inpreviousyears.Brazil'smostmassiveproblemisorganizedcrime,asorganizedcrimehasexpandedinrecentyears,andviolencebetweenrivalgroupsisacommonoccurrence.Drugtrafficking,corruption,anddomesticviolenceareallpervasiveissuesinBrazil. 10.Jamaica FinishingthetoptenlistofcountrieswiththehighestcrimeratesisJamaica,whichisplaguedbygovernmentcorruption,gangactivity,andhighlevelsofviolentcrime,includingsexualassault.TheU.S.OverseasSecurityAdvisoryCouncildescribestheJamaicanpoliceforceasunderstaffedandpossessedoflimitedresources.TravelersareadvisedtoespeciallyavoidSpanishTownandpartsofKingstonandMontegoBay.CrimeRatebyCountry2022ShowSourceCrimeIndex Loading...CrimeRatebyCountry2022ShowSourceCSVJSONRankingCountryCrimeIndex2022Population1Venezuela83.7628,301,6962PapuaNewGuinea80.7910,142,6193SouthAfrica76.8659,893,8854Afghanistan76.3141,128,7715Honduras74.5410,432,8606TrinidadandTobago71.631,531,0447Guyana68.74808,7268ElSalvador67.796,336,3929Brazil67.49215,313,49810Jamaica67.422,827,37711Syria67.1822,125,24912Peru66.7234,049,58813Angola66.4835,588,98714Cameroon65.2427,914,53615Namibia65.212,567,01216Nigeria64.06218,541,21217Bangladesh63.9171,186,37218Argentina63.8245,510,31819PuertoRico62.843,252,40720Bahamas62.06409,98421Libya61.786,812,34122DominicanRepublic61.0211,228,82123Kenya60.1454,027,48724Belarus59.589,534,95425Zimbabwe59.316,320,53726Guatemala58.6717,843,90827Bolivia57.7712,224,11028Fiji57.62929,76629Malaysia57.2933,938,22131Colombia56.8751,874,02430Kyrgyzstan56.876,630,62332Uganda56.1247,249,58533Somalia56.0417,597,51134Mongolia56.013,398,36635Tanzania5665,497,74836Maldives55.34523,78737Ecuador55.2318,001,00038CostaRica54.225,180,82939Mexico54.19127,504,12540Kazakhstan53.7719,397,99841Chile53.4219,603,73342Botswana52.982,630,29643Algeria52.0344,903,22544France51.9964,626,62845Uruguay51.733,422,79446Cambodia51.1316,767,84247Belize50.39405,27248Iran49.3888,550,57049Paraguay49.376,780,74450Ethiopia49.3123,379,92451Mauritius48.881,299,46952Morocco48.6637,457,97153Iraq48.4244,496,12254Sweden4810,549,34755Nicaragua47.896,948,39256UnitedStates47.81338,289,85757Ukraine47.4239,701,73958Ghana46.9833,475,87059Egypt46.83110,990,10360Lebanon46.775,489,73961Myanmar46.5154,179,30662Moldova46.353,272,99663Vietnam46.1998,186,85664UnitedKingdom46.0767,508,93665Indonesia45.93275,501,33966Greece45.8510,384,97167Ireland45.515,023,10968Panama45.154,408,58169Italy44.8559,037,47470Belgium44.5811,655,93071India44.431,417,173,17372Palestine43.745,250,07273Tunisia43.6912,356,11774Zambia43.6220,017,67575Australia43.0326,177,41376BosniaandHerzegovina42.993,233,52677NewZealand42.885,185,28878Albania42.532,842,32179Pakistan42.51235,824,86280Philippines42.46115,559,00981Sudan42.3446,874,20482Canada41.8938,454,32783SriLanka41.3921,832,14384Montenegro41.18627,08285Malta40.39533,28686Russia39.99144,713,31487Jordan39.9611,285,86988Turkey39.6285,341,24189Thailand39.3571,697,03090NorthMacedonia39.122,093,59991Latvia38.771,850,65192Bulgaria38.216,781,95393Serbia38.17,221,36595Nepal36.0130,547,58096Germany35.7983,369,84397Hungary34.369,967,30898Luxembourg34.13647,59999Norway33.725,434,319101Uzbekistan33.4234,627,652100Kuwait33.424,268,873102Lithuania33.422,750,055103Spain33.3247,558,630104Azerbaijan32.0210,358,074105Israel31.479,038,309106Cyprus31.281,251,488107Poland30.539,857,145108Slovakia30.375,643,453109China30.141,425,887,337110Portugal29.9110,270,865111Brunei29449,002112Cuba28.3311,212,191113Romania28.319,659,267114Singapore27.965,975,689115Finland27.595,540,745116Netherlands27.1617,564,014117SouthKorea26.6851,815,810118Denmark26.225,882,261119Bahrain25.641,472,233120Austria25.548,939,617121CzechRepublic25.5210,493,986122SaudiArabia25.2336,408,820123Rwanda24.8913,776,698124Croatia24.594,030,358125Iceland23.75372,899126Estonia23.711,326,062127Georgia23.383,744,385128Armenia22.792,780,469129Slovenia22.282,119,844130Japan22.19123,951,692131HongKong227,488,865132Switzerland21.628,740,472133Oman20.344,576,298134IsleofMan19.2584,519135Taiwan15.4623,893,394136UnitedArabEmirates15.239,441,129137Qatar12.132,695,122CrimeRatebyCountry2022ShowSourceCrimeIndexforCountry2020Sources