Mozambique: crime and justice
2 answers, 1 from Mozambique's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
What is the crime rate in Mozambique?
Mozambique does not publish a regular crime statistics series online. The main official source is the Attorney General's annual information to parliament, listed on the Procuradoria-Geral da República website, which reports cases registered and prosecuted; no document was available to read there on 15 October 2026.
The most recent internationally comparable homicide figure, in the World Bank series from UN Office on Drugs and Crime data, is 3.6 per 100,000 people for 2011, which is too old to describe the current situation.
International comparisons
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
How many people have been killed in fighting in Mozambique?
In 2024, battle-related deaths in Mozambique was 151, according to the Uppsala Conflict Data Program. The peak was 939 in 2020 and the low 30 in 2014. It is 11th highest of 20 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 164. Worldwide: 25th of 41.
Official bodies in Mozambique
- Supreme Court
- Procuradoria-Geral da República (PGR)The Attorney General's office, which presents an annual report on crime and prosecutions to parliament.
- Assembleia da RepúblicaReceives the Attorney General's annual report.
More about Mozambique
- Economy
- Jobs and pay
- Cost of living
- Public finances
- Health and care
- Housing
- Immigration
- Education
- Environment
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