Qatar: crime and justice

What is the murder rate in Qatar?

Qatar recorded 0.07 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2022, according to the World Bank, based on UNODC data. The National Planning Council's homicide victims dataset lists six victims in 2023, recorded in four rows by means and gender.

Intentional homicide is an unlawful death inflicted with intent to cause death or serious injury. With very few cases each year, a change of one or two victims moves the rate noticeably. The dataset is published to track Sustainable Development Goal indicator 16.1.1.

Official sources: World Bank: Intentional homicides per 100,000 people, Qatar · Qatar Open Data API: Victims of intentional homicide, 2023

How many criminal cases go to court in Qatar?

2,469 felony cases and 124,320 misdemeanour cases were brought before Qatar's courts in 2024, according to the National Planning Council's cases raised in courts dataset. In 2023 there were 3,169 felony and 186,277 misdemeanour cases.

The largest groups of misdemeanour cases in 2024 were breaches of immigration and residency law (37,596), bounced cheques (32,940) and traffic offences (30,355), the 2024 breakdown shows. Crimes against the person made up 927 misdemeanour and 412 felony cases. Court cases measure prosecutions, not all offences reported to the police.

Official sources: cases raised in courts dataset · the 2024 breakdown

How many people die on Qatar's roads?

140 people were killed in road traffic accidents in Qatar in 2024, down from 172 in 2023 and 222 in 2022, according to the National Planning Council's traffic accident deaths and injuries dataset. 434 people were seriously injured and 11,081 slightly injured in 2024.

128 of those killed in 2024 were men and 12 women, the dataset by gender shows. For the National Planning Council's 2024 population estimate of 3.14 million, 140 deaths is about 4.5 per 100,000 people.

Official sources: traffic accident deaths and injuries dataset · the dataset by gender

How many prisoners are there in Qatar?

1,883 people were in prison in Qatar in 2021, 1,827 men and 56 women, according to the National Planning Council's SDG 16.3.2 prison population dataset. There were 1,699 prisoners in 2020.

The dataset reports the prison population for the UN Sustainable Development Goal indicator on unsentenced detainees, and records no unsentenced detainees in any year. 2021 is the latest year available.

Official sources: SDG 16.3.2 prison population dataset

What is the homicide rate in Qatar?

According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, the intentional homicide rate in Qatar was 0.1 per 100,000 in 2022. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 1.3 per 100,000; Qatar is 10th highest of 10. World rank, highest first: 99th of 99.

What is the female homicide rate in Qatar?

According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, the homicide rate for women in Qatar was 1.0 per 100,000 in 2022. Since 2005 it has ranged from 0.1 per 100,000 (2017) to 1.5 per 100,000 (2005). It is 2nd highest of 9 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 0.5 per 100,000. World rank, highest first: 52nd of 94.

How many men are murdered in Qatar?

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime puts the homicide rate for men in Qatar at 0.2 per 100,000 in 2021. That is the lowest since at least 2005. It is 8th highest of 8 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 1.1 per 100,000. Worldwide: 95th of 97.