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Ghana: crime, homicide rate and trend
- 1.8 homicides per 100,000 people (2022)
- -13% in 10 years (since 2012)
- 2nd lowest rate of 16 in Western Africa
- World median: 3.8 per 100,000
- Source: World Bank, from UNODC, 2022.
Safety 7 out of 10 compared with the world
Ghana: we do not have local crime data yet.
Homicides per 100,000 people by year
| Year | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1.9 |
| 2015 | 1.8 |
| 2014 | 1.9 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2.1 |
| 2011 | 1.6 |
| 2010 | 1.7 |
| 2009 | 1.7 |
| 2008 | 1.8 |
| 2007 | 1.7 |
| 2006 | 1.8 |
| 2005 | 1.8 |
| 2004 | 2.1 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1.9 |
| 2001 | 2.1 |
