PSPalestinian Territories
Palestinian Territories: crime, homicide rate and trend
- 0.6 homicides per 100,000 people (2022)
- +9% in 10 years (since 2012)
- 5th 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
Questions about crime in Palestinian Territories
- Is Palestinian Territories safe?
- Palestinian Territories: 0.6 homicides per 100,000 people (2022). 5th 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 Palestinian Territories?
- Palestinian Territories: 0.6 homicides per 100,000 people (2022). Source: World Bank, from UNODC, 2022.
- Is crime going up in Palestinian Territories?
- The homicide rate is up 9% since 2012: from 0.6 per 100,000 people in 2012 to 0.6 in 2022.
Places in Palestinian Territories
Homicides per 100,000 people by year
| Year | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 0.4 |
| 2015 | 0.7 |
| 2014 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | 0.6 |
| 2012 | 0.6 |
| 2011 | 0.7 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1.1 |
| 2008 | 1.2 |
| 2005 | 2.3 |
| 2004 | 2.8 |
| 2002 | 2.6 |
| 2001 | 1.7 |
| 2000 | 1.3 |
