Egypt: crime and justice

What is the murder rate in Egypt?

Egypt recorded 1.3 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2017, down from 3.0 in 2014, according to the World Bank World Development Indicators, which draw on UN Office on Drugs and Crime data. 2017 is the latest year in the series.

Egypt does not publish regular national crime statistics online. The Ministry of Interior website could only be viewed with a full browser on 15 October 2026 and gave no crime figures, so more recent police-recorded crime could not be checked. The UNODC data portal carries the series for comparison.

Official sources: World Bank: intentional homicides per 100,000, Egypt · UNODC: intentional homicide data · Ministry of Interior

What is the homicide rate in Egypt?

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime puts the intentional homicide rate in Egypt at 1.3 per 100,000 in 2017. The peak was 3.0 per 100,000 in 2011 and the low 0.6 per 100,000 in 2005. Across Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan the middle value was 1.3 per 100,000, and Egypt placed 7th highest of 13. World rank, highest first: 82nd of 123.

How many women are murdered in Egypt?

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime puts the homicide rate for women in Egypt at 0.5 per 100,000 in 2021. Its high point since 2005 was 2011, at 0.7 per 100,000; its low point was 2005, at 0.2 per 100,000. It is 5th highest of 9 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 0.5 per 100,000. Worldwide: 77th of 98.

How many people have died in armed conflict in Egypt?

In 2022, battle-related deaths in Egypt was 231, according to the Uppsala Conflict Data Program. Since 2014 it has ranged from 112 (2021) to 767 (2015). Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 774; Egypt is 6th highest of 8. World rank, highest first: 19th of 43.