Crime
Crime Rate by Country 2026
Country | Overall Criminality Score (GOCI) 2025↓ | Criminal Markets Score (GOCI) 2025 | Criminal Actors Score (GOCI) 2025 | Resilience Score (GOCI) 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Myanmar | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 1.5 |
 | Colombia | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 5.5 |
 | Mexico | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 4.5 |
 | Ecuador | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 4.5 |
 | Paraguay | 7.5 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 3.3 |
 | DR Congo | 7.5 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 2.2 |
 | South Africa | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 5.7 |
 | Nigeria | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 5.5 |
 | Lebanon | 7.3 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 3.1 |
 | Turkey | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 4.0 |
 | Kenya | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 5.2 |
 | Iraq | 7.2 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 3.3 |
 | Honduras | 7.1 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 3.9 |
 | Brazil | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 5.0 |
 | Libya | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 1.9 |
 | Central African Republic | 7.0 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 2.1 |
 | Afghanistan | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 1.5 |
 | Cambodia | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 3.5 |
 | Syria | 7.0 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 2.0 |
 | Venezuela | 7.0 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 1.9 |
 | Panama | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 4.7 |
 | Russia | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 3.4 |
 | Iran | 6.9 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 3.1 |
 | Indonesia | 6.8 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 4.3 |
 | Guatemala | 6.8 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 4.0 |
 | Uganda | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 3.7 |
 | Sudan | 6.6 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 2.3 |
 | Yemen | 6.6 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 1.9 |
 | Mozambique | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 3.3 |
 | Nepal | 6.6 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 3.9 |
 | Peru | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 4.5 |
 | Vietnam | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 4.8 |
 | Philippines | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 4.5 |
 | Somalia | 6.5 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 1.9 |
 | Malaysia | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.7 |
 | Haiti | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 2.2 |
 | Ukraine | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.5 |
 | South Sudan | 6.4 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 2.0 |
 | Thailand | 6.4 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.0 |
 | Italy | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 6.4 |
 | Laos | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 3.4 |
 | United Arab Emirates | 6.3 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
 | Saudi Arabia | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 3.8 |
 | Mali | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 2.1 |
 | China | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
 | Pakistan | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 4.0 |
 | Cameroon | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 3.1 |
 | Serbia | 6.2 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 4.9 |
 | Spain | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.7 |
 | Ethiopia | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 4.5 |
 | Burkina Faso | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 2.9 |
 | Chad | 6.0 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 2.3 |
 | Tanzania | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 4.2 |
 | Niger | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
 | Jamaica | 5.9 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 5.3 |
 | France | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 7.0 |
 | India | 5.9 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
 | Costa Rica | 5.9 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
 | United States | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 7.0 |
 | United Kingdom | 5.9 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 7.6 |
 | Madagascar | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 3.3 |
 | Belarus | 5.8 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 3.1 |
 | Montenegro | 5.8 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 4.8 |
 | Ivory Coast | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.1 |
 | Papua New Guinea | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 3.2 |
 | Guyana | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 4.3 |
 | Ghana | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
 | Nicaragua | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 2.0 |
 | Liberia | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 3.4 |
 | Angola | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 4.2 |
 | Bulgaria | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
 | Zimbabwe | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 3.0 |
 | Greece | 5.5 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
 | Moldova | 5.5 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 4.1 |
 | Chile | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.2 |
 | El Salvador | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 3.3 |
 | Sierra Leone | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.0 |
 | Morocco | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
 | Tajikistan | 5.4 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 2.5 |
 | Qatar | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
 | Germany | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 7.4 |
 | Bangladesh | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.1 |
 | Egypt | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 3.8 |
 | Argentina | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 3.8 |
 | Senegal | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
 | Togo | 5.2 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 4.4 |
 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
 | Albania | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
 | Netherlands | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 7.4 |
 | Dominican Republic | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
 | Benin | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
 | Bolivia | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
 | Kuwait | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
 | Jordan | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
 | Israel | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
 | Guinea | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 3.0 |
 | Azerbaijan | 5.0 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 4.0 |
 | Republic of the Congo | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 3.1 |
 | Croatia | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 |
 | North Macedonia | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
 | Algeria | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
 | Sri Lanka | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 3.7 |
 | Portugal | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 6.6 |
 | Ireland | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 7.4 |
 | Belize | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.6 |
 | Uzbekistan | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 3.8 |
 | Suriname | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.2 |
 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 2.7 |
 | Malta | 4.9 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 |
 | Djibouti | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.1 |
 | Romania | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.9 |
 | Belgium | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 7.2 |
 | Bahrain | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
 | Zambia | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.7 |
 | Slovakia | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
 | Burundi | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 2.3 |
 | Sweden | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 7.4 |
 | Gabon | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.5 |
 | North Korea | 4.7 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 1.6 |
 | Tunisia | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
 | Poland | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 6.1 |
 | Switzerland | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 7.3 |
 | Hungary | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
 | Gambia | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
 | Czechia | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 6.5 |
 | Lesotho | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 3.9 |
 | Cyprus | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
 | Solomon Islands | 4.5 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
 | Kazakhstan | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
 | Oman | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 5.3 |
 | Namibia | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
 | South Korea | 4.4 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 8.0 |
 | Maldives | 4.4 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 4.0 |
 | Mauritania | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.4 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 2.1 |
 | Turkmenistan | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 2.2 |
 | Austria | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 7.5 |
 | Slovenia | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 6.2 |
 | Japan | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 7.5 |
 | Eswatini | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.2 |
 | Mauritius | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.6 |
 | Canada | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 7.4 |
 | Malawi | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
 | Botswana | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
 | New Zealand | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 7.9 |
 | Denmark | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 8.2 |
 | Lithuania | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 7.4 |
 | Latvia | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 7.6 |
 | Cape Verde | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 6.5 |
 | Australia | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 7.5 |
 | Mongolia | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
 | Fiji | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 5.4 |
 | Timor-Leste | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
 | Eritrea | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.2 |
 | Bahamas | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.6 |
 | Rwanda | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 5.0 |
 | Georgia | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
 | Estonia | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 8.0 |
 | Norway | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 7.9 |
 | Comoros | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.6 |
 | Singapore | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 7.8 |
 | Seychelles | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 5.4 |
 | Uruguay | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 7.5 |
 | Bhutan | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.7 |
 | Tonga | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
 | Cuba | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 5.0 |
 | Saint Lucia | 3.4 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
 | Finland | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 8.4 |
 | San Marino | 3.1 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 5.4 |
 | Iceland | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 8.2 |
 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
 | Armenia | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 5.6 |
 | Brunei | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4.6 |
 | Barbados | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 6.1 |
 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 5.4 |
 | Palau | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 5.1 |
 | Luxembourg | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 7.5 |
 | Grenada | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 5.2 |
 | Micronesia | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 5.5 |
 | Andorra | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 8.0 |
 | Monaco | 2.6 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 5.8 |
 | Samoa | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 5.9 |
 | Vanuatu | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 4.9 |
 | Kiribati | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.5 |
 | Dominica | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 5.3 |
 | Marshall Islands | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 5.7 |
 | Liechtenstein | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 8.4 |
 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 4.8 |
 | Nauru | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 4.8 |
 | Tuvalu | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 5.9 |
- Crime Index and Safety Index are compiled semi-annually by statistics site Numbeo and range from 0-100.
- Lower scores are preferable in the Crime Index.
- Higher scores are preferable in the Safety Index.
- The Global Organized Crime Index (GOCI) is created by compiling data from a wide range of indicators across three subcategories: Criminal Markets, Criminal Actors, and Resilience.
- Criminal Markets, from financial crimes and cyber crimes to human trafficking, arms trafficking, environmental and drug crimes.
- Criminal Actors such as mafia-style groups, criminal networks, and state-embedded actors.
- Resilience, which includes the country’s judicial system, law enforcement, and victim and witness support.
- These three categories are then compiled to determine the Overall Criminality Score.
- Lower GOCI scores are preferable.
- The global GOCI scores shown are averages derived from the individual per-country scores and have not been weighted by population.
- See also: Violent Crime Rates by Country, Safest Countries in the World, Most Violent Countries.
Snapshot
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As per 2025 data (the most recent data available as of early 2026), Venezuela (80.7), Papua New Guinea (80.3), and Haiti (78.9) rank highest on the Numbeo Crime Index.
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Andorra (84.7), the United Arab Emirates (84.5), and Qatar (84.2) rank highest on the Numbeo Safety Index.
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Myanmar (8.1), Colombia (7.8), and Mexico (7.7) have the highest overall criminality scores in the Global Organized Crime Index.
Numbeo Crime Index (1–100 perception) A 1–100 score based on survey-style perceptions of crime and safety conditions, where higher values indicate higher perceived crime.
Numbeo Safety Index (100–1 inverse score) A 100–1 score that moves opposite the Crime Index, where higher values indicate higher perceived safety.
GOCI Overall Criminality Score (0–10) A 0–10 score from the Global Organized Crime Index estimating the level of organized criminality, with higher values indicating greater criminality.
Crime levels vary widely across countries based on perceived safety and organized criminal activity. The 2025 numbers (the most recent data available as of early 2026) tell the story, captured by Numbeo Crime and Safety Index scores and the Global Organized Crime Index.
Countries with the Highest Crime Index (Numbeo 2025)
1. Venezuela
Venezuela has a crime index of 80.7, the highest of any country in the world. The U.S. Department of State has issued a Level 4 travel advisory for Venezuela, indicating that it is unsafe to travel to the country. Venezuela’s high crime rates have been attributed to causes that include government corruption, a flawed judiciary system, and the breakdown of the Rule of Law.
2. Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea has a crime index of 80.3. In Papua New Guinea, crime, especially violent crime, is primarily fueled by rapid social, economic, and political changes. Raskol gangs engage in small and large-scale criminal activity and consist mainly of members with little education and few employment opportunities. Organized crime in the form of corruption is also common in major cities and largely contributes to the high crime rate. Additionally, the geography of Papua New Guinea makes it appealing for drug and human trafficking.
3. Haiti
Haiti’s ongoing political instability has allowed gang violence to flourish, with roughly 150-200 gangs nationwide and armed groups controlling as much as 85-90% of the capital, Port-au-Prince. In the first half of 2025 alone, the country saw at least 6,000 cases of gender-based violence, 50% more than in the previous year. Firearms and drug trafficking, particularly from the United States and the Dominican Republic, fuel much of the violence. Gangs have taken control of key infrastructure, including ports and fuel terminals, further destabilizing the country. Haiti’s weak border control and insufficient policing have made it a major hub for transnational drug smuggling, particularly for cocaine and cannabis.
4. Afghanistan
Afghanistan places fourth on the Numbeo Crime Index. Crime is present in various forms, including corruption, assassinations/contract killings, drug trafficking, kidnapping, and money laundering. Despite the drug ban of 2022, Afghanistan produced 433 tons of opium in 2024. The Taliban, which regained control of the country in 2021, pledged to stamp out the opium industry, but it is such a vital part of the country’s struggling economy that it proved difficult to eliminate. Widespread unemployment adds fuel for many of the country’s crimes, such as robbery and assault.
5. South Africa
South Africa is fifth on the Numbeo Crime Index. South Africa has a notably high rate of assaults, rape, homicides, and other violent crimes. This has been attributed to several factors, including high levels of poverty, inequality, unemployment, social exclusion, and the normalization of violence. South Africa has one of the highest rape rates in the world. More than 1 in 4 men surveyed by the South African Medical Research Council admitted to committing rape.
6. Honduras
With a crime index of 72.0, Honduras ranks sixth in the world in terms of crime. Honduras’s peak of violent crime occurred in 2012, when the country experienced about 20 homicides per day, typically carried out by gun-toting gangs such as Barrio 18 or Mara Salvatrucha. Honduras is also considered to be a major drug route to the United States. Weak domestic law enforcement has made the country an easy point of entry for the illegal drug trade. The U.S. Department of State has issued a Level 3 travel advisory for Honduras, indicating that travelers should reconsider visiting the country.
7. Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago has the seventh-highest crime index at 70.8 on the Numbeo Crime Index. Trinidad and Tobago’s government faces several challenges in its effort to reduce crime, such as bureaucratic resistance to change, the destructive influence of gangs, drugs, economic recession, and an overburdened legal system. There is a great demand for illegal weapons as well, which drug trafficking and gang-related activities fuel. Trinidad and Tobago has a Level 3 travel advisory, meaning that travelers should reconsider travel. Visitors are typically victims of pickpocketing, assault, theft, and fraud.
8. Syria
Years of conflict have weakened state control in Syria, allowing organized crime to spread across much of the country. Syria has been a major hub for the production and trafficking of Captagon, an amphetamine drug that has generated revenue for powerful criminal networks, though recent crackdowns have disrupted some large-scale operations. Human trafficking, arms smuggling, and extortion remain common, while economic collapse has fueled widespread smuggling of counterfeit goods and tobacco across the country’s porous borders.
9. Jamaica
Jamaica has a Numbeo Crime Index of 67.4, placing it among the countries with the highest crime levels in the 2025 dataset. Violent crime remains a major concern, particularly in urban areas such as Kingston, where gang activity and firearm-related offenses are prevalent. Organized criminal groups are heavily involved in drug trafficking and extortion, contributing to persistent insecurity. While popular tourist areas are generally better policed, visitors can still be targets of robbery and assault, especially outside resort zones.
10. Peru
Rounding up the list with a Numbeo Crime Index of 67.1, Peru is one of the largest cocaine producers globally. Organized crime in Peru is heavily influenced by this trade, making it rank among the top in Latin America. The country sees significant activity from drug trafficking organizations, particularly in coca-growing regions like the VRAEM (Valley of the Apurímac, Ene, and Mantaro rivers), where violence and criminality are rampant. Gangs such as Tren de Aragua are involved in extortion, drug trafficking, and contract killings, especially in urban areas like Lima.
