Russia's female homicide rate was slightly below four crimes per 100 thousand population in 2019, marking a decline from 2015. That was more than three times lower than the number of male homicides per 100 thousand inhabitants. The total homicide rate in the country reached 4.7 per 100 thousand people in 2020.
Intentional homicide rate in Russia from 1990 to 2019, by gender
(per 100,000 population)
Characteristic
Men
Women
2019
12.25
3.73
2018
13
4.06
2017
14.55
4.46
2016
17.4
5.33
2015
18.41
5.5
2014
18.39
5.4
2013
17.96
5.19
2012
17.99
5.49
2011
18.19
5.26
2010
18.53
5.66
2009
19.61
6.01
2008
20.59
5.85
2007
28.82
8.08
2006
32.44
9.4
2005
40.07
11.52
2004
44.13
12.53
2003
46.65
13.35
2002
49.46
13.84
2001
47.19
13.85
2000
44.89
13.27
1999
41.21
12.64
1998
36.39
10.76
1997
37.98
11.07
1996
42.41
12.27
1995
49.59
13.69
1994
52.56
14.34
1993
49.49
13.48
1992
37.59
9.88
1991
24.96
6.75
1990
23.22
6.51
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UNODC. (September 6, 2021). Intentional homicide rate in Russia from 1990 to 2019, by gender (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046137/russia-homicide-rate-by-gender/
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UNODC. (2021). Intentional homicide rate in Russia from 1990 to 2019, by gender (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1046137/russia-homicide-rate-by-gender/
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