Kenya: homicide rate

Kenya registered a homicide rate of 4.93 homicides per 100,000 people in 2018. The rate kept relatively stable in comparison to the previous year. It reached a peak of 5.38 homicides per 100,000 people in 2013. According to official data, some 2,971 homicides were reported to the police in Kenya as of 2019.

Intentional homicides per 100,000 people in Kenya from 2010 to 2018

Characteristic	Homicides per 100,000 people
2018	4.93
2017	4.91
2016	4.82
2015	4.72
2014	4.94
2013	5.38
2012	5.35
2011	5.26
2010	4.58

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May 2021

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Kenya

Survey time period

2010 to 2018

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"Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded."

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