In 2025, Ghana registered a crime index of 45.35. The index measures the level of crime in a given country or city. This means that, at the said date, crime in Ghana was considered as being on a moderate level. In 2019, the level of crime in the country registered a peak of nearly 52 points. Furthermore, in 2024, it was lowest at almost 44 points. Person traffickingThe year 2021 recorded a total of 821 detected cases of people trafficking in Ghana, which was a noticeable increase compared to 2020, when such events reached 508 in number. According to latest data available, West Africa is the region with the most detected victims of people trafficking in sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria being in the lead. As a result of the reported number of victims in Ghana, people prosecuted for offenses in person trafficking in the country reached 13 each in 2020 and 2021.Crime against womenFemale Genital Mutilation (FGM) is one of the criminal offenses in Ghana that involves women and girls, despite being constitutionally abolished. It is carried out on both minors and adults. In 2018, 63.6 percent of 14,374 surveyed women had had flesh in the genital area removed as a procedure of FGM. As of the same year, 7.3 percent of the same count of women were given into marriage before age 15, to the negligence of child marriage challenges such as teenage pregnancy and poverty. Another type of crime involving women is domestic violence. Overall, in 2018, 16.5 percent of male respondents, and 32.4 percent of surveyed women in Ghana reported that domestic violence was justified if, for instance, a woman burned food, argued with her husband, or neglected the children at home.

As of 2025, Accra, Ghana's capital, registered a crime index of 45.18. This meant that, at the said date, crime in the city was considered as being on a moderate level. Compared to 2015, when the level of crime in the country peaked, the index decreased by approximately eight percent. Overall, at the national level, Ghana achieved a crime index score of 45.35. The index measures the level of crime in a given country or city based on surveys from visitors of the source's website.

Historical dataset showing Ghana crime rate per 100K population by year from 2001 to 2021.

As of April 15, 2025, ** new violent attacks against civilians were recorded in Ghana. Over the period observed, the highest level of civilian violence in the country was reached in 2024, with ** attacks, while the lowest was in 2017, with ** attacks.

From January to June 2022, 180 overall unique cases of crime in Ghana were reported. In that period, crime in the country was highest in January and May, which registered 41 and 40 cases, respectively. On the other hand, crime levels were lowest in March, with 21 cases.

Historical dataset showing Ghana murder/homicide rate per 100K population by year from 2001 to 2021.

According to the organized crime index, non-renewable resource crimes were the most common types of criminal market in Ghana as of 2023, with a score of *** points. Other leading criminal markets pointed to flora crimes and synthetic drug trade. By extension, Western Africa has one of the highest levels of criminality in Africa.

A total number of *** violent crime cases were reported in Ghana between January and June 2022. In that period, violent crimes in the country were highest in January and March, which registered ** and ** cases, respectively. On the other hand, violent crime levels were lowest in April, with ** cases.

Ghana GH: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data was reported at 1.700 Ratio in 2011. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.700 Ratio for 2010. Ghana GH: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 1.900 Ratio from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2011, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.200 Ratio in 2004 and a record low of 1.700 Ratio in 2011. Ghana GH: 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 Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: 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 2024, South Africa ranked first in the crime index among African countries, with a score of **** index points. Nigeria was the second most dangerous country on the continent, obtaining **** points. The index evaluates the overall crime levels in a specific country. Several African countries scored between ** and ** points, indicating high crime levels. Escalating concerns: South Africans worry about crime and violence In 2024, South Africa had one of the highest proportions of respondents expressing concerns about crime and violence compared to other countries participating in an online study. Throughout the period examined, the percentage of participants worried about violence peaked at ** percent in March 2023. The escalating levels of violent crime currently witnessed in the country has caused this significant rise in concerned respondents. South Africa's organized crime landscape In 2023, South Africa ranked the ************* in organized crime compared to its African counterparts. The continent's most prevalent organized criminal activity was **************************************. Moreover, from a regional perspective, Southern African countries had the lowest organized crime rate.

In the first half of 2022, firearms were the main offensive weapons used to commit violent crimes in Ghana, accounting for a share of nearly 63 percent of all equipment used for this purpose. Knives and machetes followed at around 25 percent. Overall, crime offenders in the country often carry weapons, mostly shotguns, locally manufactured pistols, and rifles.

Between 2024 and 2025, the risk of mass murder in Ghana stood at 0.5 percent, compared to the 0.2 percent in the preceding year. The risk of genocide has fluctuated in the country overall. As of 2024-2025, Ghana ranked 101st among 168 nations. Furthermore, there has been no record of mass killing in the country since 1945. Overall, on the Global Peace Index, Ghana achieved a rate of 1.94 in 2024. The peace indicator ranges from one to five, where the lower the score, the more peaceful the country.

In 2024, the perceived corruption rank of Ghana increased to **, from ** in the preceding year. Within the observed period, the position of Ghana in the global corruption perception ranking varied but generally rose. The most improved rank was registered in 2015 (56th), while the worse was achieved in 2017, at the 81st position.