Nepal: crime and justice

How many crimes are reported in Nepal?

Nepal Police registered 61,016 criminal cases in the fiscal year 2082/83 (mid-July 2025 to mid-July 2026), up from 58,472 the year before, according to its crime statistics, dated 2083-05-10 in the Nepali calendar, late August 2026.

The chart breaks the total down for the Kathmandu Valley and each of the seven provinces. Registered cases count complaints the police have recorded, not convictions, and they rise when more people report crimes as well as when more crimes happen. The figure was 46,902 in 2078/79.

Official sources: Nepal Police: Crime statistics

What is the homicide rate in Nepal?

Nepal recorded 2.1 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2020, the latest year available, according to the World Bank, using UN Office on Drugs and Crime data. The rate was 2.0 in 2019.

The figure counts deaths deliberately caused by another person, as recorded by the authorities. No more recent official homicide rate was found. Nepal Police publishes the total number of cases registered, but its chart does not separate homicides.

Official sources: World Bank: Intentional homicides, Nepal · Nepal Police: Crime statistics

How many murders are there in Nepal?

2.1 per 100,000: that is the intentional homicide rate in Nepal for 2020, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. Its high point since 2005 was 2005, at 3.3 per 100,000; its low point was 2019, at 2.0 per 100,000. Worldwide: 69th of 121.