Intentional homicides in Austria
Austria: Intentional homicides was 0.8762 per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Intentional homicides in Austria, 1990–2023
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, intentional homicides in Austria stood at 0.8762 per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides in Austria peaked at 1.33 per 100,000 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4914 per 100,000 people, in 2014.
Austria ranks 136th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 per 100,000 people | 0.7506 per 100,000 people | 1.33 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.728 per 100,000 people | 0.5424 per 100,000 people | 1.02 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.758 per 100,000 people | 0.4914 per 100,000 people | 0.9727 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8003 per 100,000 people | 0.7249 per 100,000 people | 0.8762 per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More public sector data for Austria
- Arms imports 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 25.8% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 28.2% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 25.0% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 2.3% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -3.6% (2024)
- Interest payments 3.1% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 9.2% (2024)
- Interest payments 2.5% (2023)
- Other taxes 3.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides in Austria?
- Intentional homicides in Austria was 0.8762 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 per 100,000 people in 1991.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4914 per 100,000 people in 2014.
- How does Austria rank for intentional homicides?
- Austria ranks 136th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is intentional homicides rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as part of Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.