Venezuela: crime and justice

What is the homicide rate in Venezuela?

Venezuela's homicide rate was 12.6 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to World Bank data from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

UNODC counts intentional homicides: unlawful deaths inflicted on purpose. It compiles the figure from national criminal justice or public health sources and adjusts for differences in definitions. No current national homicide or recorded-crime statistics were found on the sites of the Ministry for Interior Relations, Justice and Peace or the National Institute of Statistics on 15 October 2026.

Official sources: World Bank: Intentional homicides per 100,000 people, Venezuela

Does Venezuela publish official crime statistics?

No official recorded-crime statistics were found on the sites of the Ministry of Popular Power for Interior Relations, Justice and Peace, the National Institute of Statistics (INE) and the Supreme Tribunal of Justice, checked on 15 October 2026. The interior ministry's site carries news on policing and the criminal record certificate service.

The most recent internationally comparable figure is the homicide rate of 12.6 per 100,000 people in 2022, published by the World Bank from UNODC data. UNODC collects crime and criminal justice data from member states through its annual survey; the latest year reported for Venezuela is 2022.

Official sources: World Bank: Intentional homicides, Venezuela

What is the murder rate in Venezuela?

The latest figure from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, for 2022, is 12.6 per 100,000. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 19th highest of 30 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 17.5 per 100,000. Worldwide: 20th of 99.

How many women are murdered in Venezuela?

5.1 per 100,000: that is the homicide rate for women in Venezuela for 2017, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. Since 2005 it has ranged from 4.2 per 100,000 (2005) to 6.3 per 100,000 (2012). Latin America & Caribbean median: 4.3 per 100,000; Venezuela is 12th highest of 32. Worldwide: 14th of 110.

How many men are murdered in Venezuela?

The latest figure from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, for 2017, is 90.1 per 100,000. The peak was 107 per 100,000 in 2016 and the low 70.3 per 100,000 in 2005. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 33.5 per 100,000, and Venezuela placed 3rd highest of 32. Of 110 countries with 2017 data, 3rd highest.