MEMontenegro
Montenegro: crime, homicide rate and trend
- 0.8 homicides per 100,000 people (2023)
- -50% in 10 years (since 2013)
- 7th lowest rate of 14 in Southern Europe
- World median: 3.8 per 100,000
- Source: World Bank, from UNODC, 2023.
Safety 8 out of 10 compared with the world
Montenegro: we do not have local crime data yet.
Crime recorded by the police (2024)
| Crime | Recorded | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Intentional homicide | 12 | 1.9 |
| Attempted intentional homicide | 41 | 6.6 |
| Serious assault | 162 | 26 |
| Kidnapping | 6 | 1 |
| Sexual violence | 49 | 7.9 |
| of which: Rape | 27 | 4.3 |
| of which: Sexual assault | 22 | 3.5 |
| Sexual exploitation | 13 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | 32 | 5.1 |
| Burglary | 319 | 51.2 |
| Theft | 360 | 57.7 |
| of which: Theft of vehicles or parts | 41 | 6.6 |
| Drug offences | 296 | 47.5 |
| Fraud | 161 | 25.8 |
| Corruption | 141 | 22.6 |
| of which: Bribery | 25 | 4 |
| Money laundering | 14 | 2.2 |
| Attacks on computer systems | 1 | 0.2 |
| Taking part in an organised crime group | 92 | 14.8 |
| Depletion of natural resources (2023) | 140 | 22.7 |
Each country defines and records crime in its own way, so these figures compare a country with itself over time better than with other countries.
Homicides per 100,000 people by year
| Year | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 2.6 |
| 2021 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3.8 |
| 2018 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 4.5 |
| 2015 | 2.7 |
| 2014 | 3.2 |
| 2013 | 1.6 |
| 2012 | 2.7 |
| 2011 | 3.3 |
| 2010 | 2.4 |
| 2009 | 3.3 |
| 2008 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | 1.9 |
| 2002 | 4.3 |
