In 2024, there were nearly 26.20homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in the country, down from a homicide rate of 26.8 a year earlier. Since 2017, when it peaked, the homicide rate in Venezuela has been decreasing year after year.

Falling homicide rate but still higher than the Latin American average The country held the fifth position for the highest homicide rate in Latin America, recording 26.2 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024, even after experiencing a steady decrease in the rate over the years. In line with this alarming rate, the Venezuelan city of Cumana was ranked as the 11th most dangerous city in the world in 2023, reporting a rate of 62.42. Among these homicide cases, the majority, approximately 5,800, are still under investigation, while the remainder falls into categories of closed cases, those resisting authority, or have been categorized as disappearances, painting a grim picture of the challenges faced in addressing violent crime.

Corruption in Venezuela In the corruption index, which ranges from 0 representing the worst case to 100 signifying no corruption, Venezuela has earned the unfortunate distinction of being the most corrupt country in Latin America, with a meager score of 10 in 2024. Moreover, the estimated corruption control score has been steadily declining, reaching -1.69 in 2024, where lower numbers indicate a higher degree of corruption, painting a worrisome picture. To compound matters, the risk of money laundering and terrorist financing has persistently remained at a high level, recording a score of 7.59 during 2024.

Venezuela VE: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data was reported at 6.277 Ratio in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.451 Ratio for 2011. Venezuela VE: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data is updated yearly, averaging 5.221 Ratio from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2012, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.671 Ratio in 2002 and a record low of 3.891 Ratio in 2001. Venezuela VE: 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 Venezuela – Table VE.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.; ;

Venezuela VE: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data was reported at 56.333 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 61.910 Ratio for 2014. Venezuela VE: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 40.847 Ratio from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 61.910 Ratio in 2014 and a record low of 18.400 Ratio in 1997. Venezuela VE: 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 Venezuela – Table VE.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;

Venezuela VE: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data was reported at 101.510 Ratio in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 90.431 Ratio for 2011. Venezuela VE: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data is updated yearly, averaging 84.821 Ratio from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2012, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 101.510 Ratio in 2012 and a record low of 59.724 Ratio in 2001. Venezuela VE: 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 Venezuela – Table VE.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.; ;

This dataset is about countries per year in Venezuela. It has 64 rows. It features 4 columns: country, ISO 3 country code, and death rate.