Tonga: crime and justice
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What is the murder rate in Tonga?
According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, the intentional homicide rate in Tonga was 0.9 per 100,000 in 2019. Its high point since 2005 was 2018, at 9.5 per 100,000; its low point was 2012, at 0.9 per 100,000. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 0.9 per 100,000, and Tonga placed 5th highest of 13. Worldwide: 92nd of 125.
What is the female homicide rate in Tonga?
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime puts the homicide rate for women in Tonga at 1.8 per 100,000 in 2019. In 2009 the figure was 5.6 per 100,000. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 0.8 per 100,000, and Tonga placed 2nd highest of 11. World rank, highest first: 34th of 107.
What is the male homicide rate in Tonga?
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime puts the homicide rate for men in Tonga at 3.9 per 100,000 in 2020. Its high point since 2005 was 2006, at 14.9 per 100,000; its low point was 2007, at 1.9 per 100,000. It is 3rd highest of 9 in East Asia & Pacific, where the median is 1.5 per 100,000. Of 106 countries with 2020 data, 52nd highest.
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