Title: List of countries by intentional homicide rate - Wikipedia
Headings: List of countries by intentional homicide rate
List of countries by intentional homicide rate
Contents
Definition
UNODC's global study
By region
By country, region, or dependent territory
Sources used by UNODC
Source abbreviations explained
Other Studies
See also
Notes
References
Sources
External links

Content: UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) reported a global average intentional homicide rate of 6.2 per 100,000 population for 2012 (in their report titled "Global Study on Homicide 2013"). UNODC calculated a rate of 6.9 in 2010. Contents
1 Definition
2 UNODC's global study
2.1 By region
2.2 By country, region, or dependent territory
2.2.1 Sources used by UNODC
2.2.2 Source abbreviations explained
3 Other Studies
4 See also
5 Notes
6 References
7 Sources
8 External links
Definition
The class of violent deaths documented in this article is intentional killing of others outside of war. Deaths occurring during situations of civil unrest are a grey area. Intentional homicide is defined by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in its Global Study on Homicide report thus: Within the broad range of violent deaths, the core element of intentional homicide is the complete liability of the direct perpetrator, which thus excludes killings directly related to war or conflicts, self-inflicted death (suicide), killings due to legal interventions or justifiable killings (such as self-defence), and those deaths caused when the perpetrator was reckless or negligent but did not intend to take a human life (non-intentional homicide). Though some discrepancies exist in how specific categories of intentional killings are classified, the definitions used by countries to record data are generally close to the UNODC definition, making the homicide rates highly comparable at the international level. UNODC uses the homicide rate as a proxy for overall violence, as this type of crime is one of the most accurately reported and internationally comparable indicators. Figures from the Global Study on Homicide are based on the UNODC Homicide Statistics dataset, which is derived from the criminal justice or public health systems of a variety of countries and territories. The homicide rates derived from criminal justice data (typically recorded by police authorities) and the public health system data (recorded when the cause of death is established) may diverge substantially for some countries.