This statistic presents the number of homicides recorded by security forces per 100,000 inhabitants in France between 2018 and 2023, by region. It is noted that the DROM, included in ministerial reports from 2021 onwards, have higher homicide rates than metropolitan France. However, these French rates remain lower compared to countries with the highest murder rates in the world, mainly located in the Caribbean and Latin America.
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Ministry of the Interior (France), & Vie publique. (January 31, 2024). Number of homicides recorded by security forces per 100,000 inhabitants in France between 2018 and 2023, by region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1647008/homicide-rate-in-french-regions-2023/
Ministry of the Interior (France), und Vie publique. "Number of homicides recorded by security forces per 100,000 inhabitants in France between 2018 and 2023, by region." Chart. January 31, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1647008/homicide-rate-in-french-regions-2023/
Ministry of the Interior (France), Vie publique. (2024). Number of homicides recorded by security forces per 100,000 inhabitants in France between 2018 and 2023, by region. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/1647008/homicide-rate-in-french-regions-2023/
Ministry of the Interior (France), and Vie publique. "Number of Homicides Recorded by Security Forces per 100,000 Inhabitants in France between 2018 and 2023, by Region." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Jan 2024, /statistics/1647008/homicide-rate-in-french-regions-2023/
Ministry of the Interior (France) & Vie publique, Number of homicides recorded by security forces per 100,000 inhabitants in France between 2018 and 2023, by region ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1647008/homicide-rate-in-french-regions-2023/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Number of homicides recorded by security forces per 100,000 inhabitants in France between 2018 and 2023, by region [Graph], Ministry of the Interior (France), & Vie publique, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1647008/homicide-rate-in-french-regions-2023/
