PGPapua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: crime, homicide rate and trend
- 10.4 homicides per 100,000 people (2021)
- +13% in 10 years (since 2011)
- 4th lowest rate of 4 in Melanesia
- World median: 3.8 per 100,000
- Source: WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure), 2021.
Safety 2 out of 10 compared with the world
Papua New Guinea: we do not have local crime data yet.
Questions about crime in Papua New Guinea
- Is Papua New Guinea safe?
- Papua New Guinea: 10.4 homicides per 100,000 people (2021). 4th lowest rate of 4 in Melanesia. World median: 3.8 per 100,000. Safety 2 out of 10 compared with the world.
- What is the murder rate in Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10.4 homicides per 100,000 people (2021). Source: WHO Global Health Estimates (modelled estimate, no recent official figure), 2021.
- Is crime going up in Papua New Guinea?
- The homicide rate is up 13% since 2011: from 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2011 to 10.4 in 2021.
Homicides per 100,000 people by year
| Year | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 10.4 |
| 2020 | 10.3 |
| 2019 | 10.2 |
| 2018 | 10.2 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 10.1 |
| 2014 | 10.2 |
| 2013 | 10.2 |
| 2012 | 10.2 |
| 2011 | 9.2 |
| 2010 | 9.4 |
| 2009 | 9.4 |
| 2008 | 9.4 |
| 2007 | 9.1 |
| 2006 | 9.3 |
| 2005 | 9.5 |
| 2004 | 9.1 |
| 2003 | 9.4 |
| 2002 | 8.5 |
| 2001 | 8.7 |
| 2000 | 8.5 |
