Nicaragua Crime Rate & Statistics 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.
  • Nicaragua crime rate & statistics for 2021 was 11.01, a 42.42% increase from 2019.
  • Nicaragua crime rate & statistics for 2019 was 7.73, a 25.53% decline from 2018.
  • Nicaragua crime rate & statistics for 2018 was 10.38, a 56.03% increase from 2017.
  • Nicaragua crime rate & statistics for 2017 was 6.65, a 6.2% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Per 100K Population
Honduras 38.34
Myanmar 28.44
El Salvador 18.17
Eswatini 12.66
Nicaragua 11.01
Mongolia 6.15
Kenya 5.27
Pakistan 3.98
Ukraine 3.84
Bolivia 3.49
India 2.94
Morocco 1.93
Ghana 1.84
Uzbekistan 1.41
West Bank and Gaza 0.88
Nicaragua Crime Rate & Statistics - Historical Data
Year Per 100K Population Annual % Change
2021 11.01 42.42%
2019 7.73 -25.53%
2018 10.38 56.03%
2017 6.65 -6.20%
2016 7.09 -14.78%
2015 8.32 -1.62%
2014 8.46 -12.89%
2013 9.71 -13.02%
2012 11.16 -10.14%
2011 12.42 -7.36%
2010 13.41 -3.54%
2009 13.90 7.40%
2008 12.94 1.63%
2007 12.73 -2.48%
2006 13.06 -2.31%
2005 13.36 11.43%
2004 11.99 0.54%
2003 11.93 13.24%
2002 10.53 1.87%
2001 10.34 11.30%
2000 9.29 -16.37%
1999 11.11 -13.52%
1998 12.85 -7.38%
1997 13.87 0.82%
1996 13.76 -8.12%
1995 14.97 -4.48%
1994 15.67 -6.88%
1993 16.83 -9.78%
1992 18.66 10.30%
1991 16.92 6.42%
1990 15.89 6.42%