Iceland had a relatively low number of murders each year from 2010 to 2022. There were never more than three murders yearly between 2010 and 2019. However, in 2020, five people fell victims to murders on the island, an unusually high number in the country. In 2022, there were four homicide victims in Iceland.
Number of intentional homicides in Iceland from 2010 to 2022, by gender of victim
For crime and criminal justice there are several different types of statistics from different sources: police, prosecution, courts, prisons. The figures from 2008 onwards are based on the joint Eurostat-UNODC data collection. It is available at country level for European Union Member States, EFTA countries, EU Candidate countries, and EU Potential Candidates.
From 2008 onwards, the statistics include:
Police-recorded offences by crime, such as homicide, assault, sexual violence, robbery, burglary, theft, drug crimes.
Homicide victims by age, gender, and relationship to offender.
Offenders by justice process stage: suspected, prosecuted, convicted; and by age and gender.
Personnel by institution: police, prosecution, courts, and prisons; and by gender.
Legal cases by type: criminal, civil, commercial, administrative.
Legal cases by stage: brought to court, resolved, and pending.
Prisoners by age, gender, and citizenship.
Prison capacity and occupancy.
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Eurostat. (April 23, 2024). Number of intentional homicides in Iceland from 2010 to 2022, by gender of victim [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268680/number-homicides-iceland-gender/
Eurostat. "Number of intentional homicides in Iceland from 2010 to 2022, by gender of victim." Chart. April 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268680/number-homicides-iceland-gender/
Eurostat. (2024). Number of intentional homicides in Iceland from 2010 to 2022, by gender of victim. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268680/number-homicides-iceland-gender/
Eurostat. "Number of Intentional Homicides in Iceland from 2010 to 2022, by Gender of Victim." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268680/number-homicides-iceland-gender/
Eurostat, Number of intentional homicides in Iceland from 2010 to 2022, by gender of victim Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268680/number-homicides-iceland-gender/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of intentional homicides in Iceland from 2010 to 2022, by gender of victim [Graph], Eurostat, April 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268680/number-homicides-iceland-gender/
