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Korea, Republic of: Intentional homicides

0.48per 100,000 people · 2023-32.1% since 2013

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury. Annual figures for Korea, Republic of from 1990 to 2023.

19902023

Every year

YearValue (per 100,000 people)Note
20230.477
20220.496
20210.473
20200.594
20190.574
20180.598
20170.585
20160.694
20150.736
20140.746
20130.703
20120.877
20110.82
20100.994
20091.096
20080.888
20070.893
20060.866
20050.859
20040.88
20030.814
20020.784
20010.865
20000.791
19990.827
19980.817
19970.604
19960.54
19950.503
19940.495
19930.683
19920.537
19910.487
19900.472

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UN Office on Drugs and Crime. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Intentional homicides. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-intentional-homicides (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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