Greenland crime rate per 100K population for 2016 was 5.37, a 25.03% decline from 2015.

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<li>Greenland crime rate per 100K population for 2015 was <strong>7.16</strong>, a <strong>0.1% increase</strong> from 2014.</li>
<li>Greenland crime rate per 100K population for 2014 was <strong>7.15</strong>, a <strong>42.72% decline</strong> from 2013.</li>
<li>Greenland crime rate per 100K population for 2013 was <strong>12.48</strong>, a <strong>12.33% decline</strong> from 2012.</li>
</ul>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.

Greenland GL: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data was reported at 5.314 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.095 Ratio for 2015. Greenland GL: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 14.074 Ratio from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 30.181 Ratio in 2001 and a record low of 1.768 Ratio in 2011. Greenland GL: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Greenland – Table GL.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. 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.; ; UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.; Weighted average;

In the past decade, between 444 and 548 people died yearly in Greenland. In 2019, cancer was the most common cause of death on the world's largest island. Four people were murdered.