Slovakia: crime and justice

What is the murder rate in Slovakia?

Police in Slovakia recorded 59 intentional homicides in 2024, or 1.09 per 100,000 people, according to Eurostat's police-recorded offences data. There were 62 in 2023, 42 in 2022 and 55 in 2021.

The figures follow the International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes, so they can be compared across EU countries, though police recording practices still differ. Because the numbers are small, the rate can move noticeably from one year to the next. The Ministry of the Interior publishes national crime statistics by type of crime and region on its site; those pages could not be read on 15 October 2026.

Official sources: Eurostat: Police-recorded offences by offence category (crim_off_cat)

What is the murder rate in Slovakia?

1.1 per 100,000: that is the intentional homicide rate in Slovakia for 2023, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. Its high point since 2005 was 2011, at 1.8 per 100,000; its low point was 2022, at 0.8 per 100,000. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 1.0 per 100,000, and Slovakia placed 15th highest of 35. Of 79 countries with 2023 data, 51st highest.

How many women are killed in Slovakia?

0.7 per 100,000: that is the homicide rate for women in Slovakia for 2023, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. The peak was 1.2 per 100,000 in 2005 and the low 0.5 per 100,000 in 2015. It is 17th highest of 36 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 0.7 per 100,000. Worldwide: 50th of 78.

How many men are killed in Slovakia?

The latest figure from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, for 2023, is 1.2 per 100,000. The peak was 2.6 per 100,000 in 2006 and the low 0.8 per 100,000 in 2022. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 1.3 per 100,000, and Slovakia placed 21st highest of 36. Worldwide: 57th of 78.