Historical dataset showing Uganda crime rate per 100K population by year from 1995 to 2021.

Distribution of prisoners by region

Uganda: Violent crimes per 100,000 people: The latest value from is crimes per 100,000 people, unavailable from crimes per 100,000 people in . In comparison, the world average is 0.00 crimes per 100,000 people, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Uganda from to is crimes per 100,000 people. The minimum value, crimes per 100,000 people, was reached in while the maximum of crimes per 100,000 people was recorded in .

In 2023, the Democratic Republic of the Congo had Africa's highest organized crime index in Africa, scoring 7.35 points. Nigeria ranked second with a total of 7.28 points. To follow, other African countries with significant criminality levels were South Africa, Kenya, Libya, and the Central African Republic. Main criminal markets in Africa Human trafficking is the main type of crime perpetrated in Africa. In 2022, over 21,700 human trafficking victims were identified in Sub-Saharan Africa. Most victims of trafficking in persons on the continent are girls and women, who are predominantly victims of forced labor and sexual exploitation. Other common forms of criminality in Africa are financial crimes, as well as arms trafficking, which include the illegal trade of unauthorized small arms, ammunition, and explosives. Terrorism across Africa In recent years, terrorism has spread at particularly high levels in some African countries. Nigeria, headquarter of the Boko Haram terrorist group, has been facing high levels of crime, violence, and poor national security, and ranked among the highest 10 countries in the global terrorism index in 2022. However, Nigeria and Niger have seen improvements between 2020 and 2022, with the hot spot area in the region moving more towards the border area between Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. Furthermore, terrorism tends to have adverse effects on the economy. For example, the economic impact of terrorist acts between 2007 and 2019 in Nigeria amounted to around 142 billion U.S. dollars.

Distribution of prisoners by region

Historical dataset showing Uganda murder/homicide rate per 100K population by year from 1995 to 2021.

Uganda UG: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data was reported at 4.308 Ratio in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.188 Ratio for 2013. Uganda UG: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data is updated yearly, averaging 4.122 Ratio from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2014, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.308 Ratio in 2014 and a record low of 2.413 Ratio in 2008. Uganda UG: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uganda – Table UG.World Bank: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides, female are estimates of unlawful female 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.; ;

Uganda UG: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data was reported at 18.812 Ratio in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 16.426 Ratio for 2013. Uganda UG: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data is updated yearly, averaging 16.846 Ratio from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2014, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.812 Ratio in 2014 and a record low of 15.201 Ratio in 2010. Uganda UG: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uganda – Table UG.World Bank: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides, male are estimates of unlawful male 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.; ;

Uganda UG: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data was reported at 11.518 Ratio in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 10.271 Ratio for 2013. Uganda UG: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 9.220 Ratio from Jun 2003 (Median) to 2014, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.518 Ratio in 2014 and a record low of 7.432 Ratio in 2004. Uganda UG: 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 Uganda – Table UG.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;