AEUnited Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: crime, homicide rate and trend
- 0.7 homicides per 100,000 people (2022)
- -25% in 10 years (since 2012)
- 6th lowest rate of 18 in Western Asia
- World median: 3.8 per 100,000
- Source: World Bank, from UNODC, 2022.
Safety 8 out of 10 compared with the world
United Arab Emirates: we do not have local crime data yet.
Questions about crime in United Arab Emirates
- Is United Arab Emirates safe?
- United Arab Emirates: 0.7 homicides per 100,000 people (2022). 6th lowest rate of 18 in Western Asia. World median: 3.8 per 100,000. Safety 8 out of 10 compared with the world.
- What is the murder rate in United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates: 0.7 homicides per 100,000 people (2022). Source: World Bank, from UNODC, 2022.
- Is crime going up in United Arab Emirates?
- The homicide rate is down 25% since 2012: from 0.9 per 100,000 people in 2012 to 0.7 in 2022.
Homicides per 100,000 people by year
| Year | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 0.7 |
| 2015 | 0.7 |
| 2014 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | 0.7 |
| 2012 | 0.9 |
| 2011 | 0.7 |
| 2010 | 1 |
