Share of deaths from homicide in United States
United States: Share of deaths from homicide was 0.7576 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.7576
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
29th
of 113 countries
All-time high
1.21
in 1991
All-time low
0.4679
in 1957
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Share of deaths from homicide in United States, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of deaths from homicide in United States is 0.7576, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from homicide in United States peaked at 1.21 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4679, in 1957.
United States ranks 29th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Share of deaths from homicide in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5468 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5057 | -7.5% |
| 1952 | 0.5381 | +6.4% |
| 1953 | 0.5034 | -6.4% |
| 1954 | 0.5222 | +3.7% |
| 1955 | 0.4852 | -7.1% |
| 1956 | 0.4876 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.4679 | -4.1% |
| 1958 | 0.4742 | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.4925 | +3.8% |
| 1960 | 0.4944 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 0.5041 | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.5131 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5087 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5458 | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.586 | +7.4% |
| 1966 | 0.6229 | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7252 | +16.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7609 | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8053 | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.877 | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 0.9747 | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9999 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 1.04 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 1.11 | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 1.13 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.02 | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 1.05 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 1.06 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.16 | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 1.2 | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 1.18 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.12 | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9866 | -11.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9567 | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9407 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 1.02 | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9802 | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 1 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.05 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 1.15 | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 1.21 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 1.16 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 1.13 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.08 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9754 | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8914 | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8422 | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7656 | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7062 | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6976 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8404 | +20.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7219 | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7243 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7239 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7404 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7655 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7578 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7211 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6939 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6633 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6455 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6562 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6206 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6019 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6557 | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7055 | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6934 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6632 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6705 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7263 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7514 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7576 | +0.8% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.7576 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0863, 8.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5024 | 0.4679 | 0.5468 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6066 | 0.4944 | 0.8053 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.04 | 0.877 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 | 0.9407 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.99 | 0.7062 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7387 | 0.6939 | 0.8404 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6576 | 0.6019 | 0.7055 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7451 | 0.7263 | 0.7576 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from homicide in United States?
- Share of deaths from homicide in United States was 0.7576 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from homicide recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from homicide recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4679 in 1957.
- How does United States rank for share of deaths from homicide?
- United States ranks 29th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of deaths from homicide rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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