Colombia Murder/Homicide Rate 1990-2024

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.
  • Colombia murder/homicide rate for 2021 was 27.48, a 13.37% increase from 2020.
  • Colombia murder/homicide rate for 2020 was 24.24, a 5.87% decline from 2019.
  • Colombia murder/homicide rate for 2019 was 25.75, a 1.82% decline from 2018.
  • Colombia murder/homicide rate for 2018 was 26.23, a 3.13% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Per 100K Population
Jamaica 52.13
South Africa 41.87
St. Lucia 38.96
Belize 31.25
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 30.67
Mexico 28.18
Colombia 27.48
Guatemala 19.99
Venezuela 19.31
Guyana 16.28
Ecuador 14.02
Dominica 13.81
Namibia 12.45
Costa Rica 11.41
Botswana 10.55
Dominican Republic 10.54
Paraguay 7.83
Russia 6.80
Suriname 5.71
Grenada 4.01
Mauritius 2.62
Turkey 2.52
Montenegro 2.39
Albania 2.31
Armenia 2.19
Azerbaijan 1.91
Algeria 1.57
Bulgaria 1.28
Romania 1.26
Serbia 1.06
Jordan 1.02
Bosnia 0.98
Malaysia 0.72
Colombia Murder/Homicide Rate - Historical Data
Year Per 100K Population Annual % Change
2021 27.48 13.37%
2020 24.24 -5.87%
2019 25.75 -1.82%
2018 26.23 3.13%
2017 25.43 -2.33%
2016 26.04 -4.01%
2015 27.13 -5.09%
2014 28.59 -14.30%
2013 33.35 -7.12%
2012 35.91 0.89%
2011 35.59 3.19%
2010 34.49 -3.36%
2009 35.69 -3.10%
2008 36.84 -7.24%
2007 39.71 -2.82%
2006 40.86 -4.73%
2005 42.90 -11.60%
2004 48.53 -15.30%
2003 57.29 -18.35%
2002 70.17 0.41%
2001 69.88 3.26%
2000 67.68 7.22%
1999 63.12 3.73%
1998 60.85 -2.19%
1997 62.21 -2.40%
1996 63.74 2.72%
1995 62.05 -19.12%
1994 76.72 -6.63%
1993 82.16 -1.06%
1992 83.04 -2.79%
1991 85.43 14.47%
1990 74.63 14.47%