Mongolia: crime and justice

What is the crime rate in Mongolia?

Mongolia recorded 207 crimes per 10,000 people aged 16 and over in 2025, up from 197 in 2024, according to the NSO recorded crime rate table, based on National Police Agency data. In Ulaanbaatar the rate was 299. The total number of recorded crimes was 40,164 in 2025, according to the recorded crimes table.

Recorded crime counts acts registered under the special articles of the Criminal Code. It depends on what is reported and recorded, so it is not a full measure of crime. The tables also break crimes down by aimag and district.

Official sources: NSO: Recorded crime rate per 10,000 population aged 16 and above · NSO: Number of recorded crimes

How many murders are there in Mongolia?

829 crimes against the right to life were recorded in Mongolia in 2025, compared with 852 in 2024, according to the NSO crimes against the right to life table, based on National Police Agency data.

This category is wider than murder alone: the NSO says it covers murder, homicide in a state of sudden strong emotion, driving someone to suicide, infanticide and related offences. A separate NSO table counts crime-related deaths. Figures by aimag and the capital are in the same table.

Official sources: NSO: Crimes against human right to life, by aimags and the Capital

How many people are convicted by courts in Mongolia?

Courts in Mongolia convicted 15,465 people in 2025, up from 14,663 in 2024, according to the NSO convicted persons table, based on General Judicial Council data. 1,782 of those convicted were women and 239 were children under 18.

A convicted person is someone whose guilt has been established by a court. The NSO also publishes convictions by type of punishment and reports of the first instance, appeal and supervisory courts.

Official sources: NSO: Number of convicted persons by court, by sex

What is the homicide rate in Mongolia?

In 2023, the intentional homicide rate in Mongolia was 5.9 per 100,000, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 1st highest of 9 in East Asia & Pacific, where the median is 0.9 per 100,000. Of 79 countries with 2023 data, 26th highest.

What is the female homicide rate in Mongolia?

In 2023, the homicide rate for women in Mongolia was 1.8 per 100,000, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. That is the lowest since at least 2007. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 0.7 per 100,000, and Mongolia placed 2nd highest of 8. Worldwide: 27th of 78.

What is the male homicide rate in Mongolia?

According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, the homicide rate for men in Mongolia was 10.0 per 100,000 in 2023. The peak was 17.7 per 100,000 in 2007 and the low 9.2 per 100,000 in 2022. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 1.3 per 100,000, and Mongolia placed 1st highest of 8. Worldwide: 26th of 78.