Kuwait: crime and justice

What is the crime rate in Kuwait?

Kuwait's intentional homicide rate was 0.25 per 100,000 people in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's intentional homicides series, which uses UNODC data. It was 0.36 in 2019 and 0.86 in 2018.

No official recorded crime figures for recent years were found on the sites of the Ministry of Interior or the Central Statistical Bureau, checked on 15 October 2026. Homicide counts are small, so the rate per 100,000 people can change noticeably from year to year.

Official sources: World Bank: Intentional homicides per 100,000 people, Kuwait

What is the homicide rate in Kuwait?

The latest figure from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, for 2020, is 0.2 per 100,000. No year since 2005 has been lower. It is 13th highest of 13 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 1.5 per 100,000. Of 121 countries with 2020 data, 120th highest.

What is the female homicide rate in Kuwait?

1.0 per 100,000: that is the homicide rate for women in Kuwait for 2020, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. The peak was 1.7 per 100,000 in 2005 and the low 0.2 per 100,000 in 2019. Across Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan the middle value was 0.5 per 100,000, and Kuwait placed 3rd highest of 12. Of 107 countries with 2020 data, 56th highest.

What is the male homicide rate in Kuwait?

In 2020, the homicide rate for men in Kuwait was 1.1 per 100,000, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. The peak was 3.2 per 100,000 in 2007 and the low 0.4 per 100,000 in 2019. It is 8th highest of 11 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 2.2 per 100,000. Worldwide: 84th of 106.