Botswana Murder/Homicide Rate 2001-2024
Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.
- Botswana murder/homicide rate for 2021 was 10.55, a 21.52% increase from 2020.
- Botswana murder/homicide rate for 2020 was 8.68, a 40.09% decline from 2010.
- Botswana murder/homicide rate for 2010 was 14.49, a 2.71% increase from 2009.
- Botswana murder/homicide rate for 2009 was 14.10, a 0.76% increase from 2008.
| Botswana Murder/Homicide Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Per 100K Population |
Annual % Change |
| 2021 |
10.55 |
21.52% |
| 2020 |
8.68 |
-40.09% |
| 2010 |
14.49 |
2.71% |
| 2009 |
14.10 |
0.76% |
| 2008 |
14.00 |
-1.66% |
| 2007 |
14.24 |
5.19% |
| 2006 |
13.53 |
-11.98% |
| 2005 |
15.37 |
10.35% |
| 2004 |
13.93 |
-18.43% |
| 2003 |
17.08 |
20.23% |
| 2002 |
14.21 |
17.50% |
| 2001 |
12.09 |
17.50% |
