Israel: crime and justice

How many murders are there in Israel?

282 people were murdered in Israel in 2024, 6.0% fewer than the 300 victims in 2023, according to Israel Police data in the Central Bureau of Statistics booklet Israel in Figures 2025.

With a population of about 10.1 million at the end of 2024, that is roughly 2.8 murders per 100,000 residents. The figure is a police count of murder victims. Annual totals are small enough to move noticeably from one year to the next, so trends are best read over several years.

Official sources: Israel in Figures 2025

What is the crime rate in Israel?

The Israel Police opened 287,400 criminal investigation files in 2024, down from 302,300 in 2023, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics booklet Israel in Figures 2025. Crimes against property made up 42.5%, crimes against public order 40.5% and crimes causing bodily harm 20.6%.

Files opened count reported and recorded incidents, so they depend on reporting and policing as well as on crime. The CBS Crime Victimization Survey found 944,900 people, 15.0% of those aged 20 and over, were victims of an offence in 2024, and 18.7% of victims reported it to the police at least once.

Official sources: Israel in Figures 2025

Do people feel safe in Israel?

80.2% of people aged 20 and over in Israel said they feel generally safe in their neighbourhood in 2024, and 72.7% felt safe walking alone there after dark, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics Crime Victimization Survey, summarised in Israel in Figures 2025.

17.3% were concerned about being victims of crime or violence in their neighbourhood, and 33.6% were concerned about terror incidents there. The survey asks a sample of residents directly, so it captures crime that is never reported to the police, and the answers are counted as agreement to a very great or great extent.

Official sources: Israel in Figures 2025

How many people are convicted in Israeli courts?

25,600 people were judged in criminal trials in Israel in 2023, and 89.8% of them were convicted, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics booklet Israel in Figures 2025. Criminal files were opened for 5,405 minors aged 12 to 18 in 2023/24, down from 5,615 the year before.

The conviction share is of those whose trials ended, and many cases end in plea agreements. The Judicial Authority publishes court activity reports, and general government spending on public order was NIS 30.2 billion in 2024, 3.4% of total spending, according to the same booklet.

Official sources: Israel in Figures 2025

What is the murder rate in Israel?

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime puts the intentional homicide rate in Israel at 1.6 per 100,000 in 2022. Its high point since 2005 was 2005, at 2.5 per 100,000; its low point was 2016, at 1.3 per 100,000. It is 4th highest of 10 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 1.3 per 100,000. World rank, highest first: 57th of 99.

What is the female homicide rate in Israel?

According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, the homicide rate for women in Israel was 0.5 per 100,000 in 2022. Since 2005 it has ranged from 0.4 per 100,000 (2019) to 1.4 per 100,000 (2005). Across Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan the middle value was 0.5 per 100,000, and Israel placed 5th highest of 9. Of 94 countries with 2022 data, 79th highest.

How many men are killed in Israel?

The latest figure from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, for 2022, is 2.8 per 100,000. The peak was 3.6 per 100,000 in 2005 and the low 2.0 per 100,000 in 2016. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 1.7 per 100,000; Israel is 3rd highest of 8. Of 93 countries with 2022 data, 50th highest.

How many people have died in armed conflict in Israel?

The Uppsala Conflict Data Program puts battle-related deaths in Israel at 21,440 in 2024. Since 2005 it has ranged from 27 (2010) to 26,712 (2023). Across Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan the middle value was 657, and Israel placed 1st highest of 10. World rank, highest first: 2nd of 41.