American Samoa: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, American Samoa's intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) rose 11.97 on 2017 (from 13.57 to 25.54).

Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2017), the average change was +0.42 and a typical year strayed about 4.77 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 11.97 in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 7 in 2003. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.6 a year. A straight line explains 51% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to American Samoa in the 2018 ranking

• Bangladesh — 2nd of 2: 2.34

What this measures

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.

Limitations: Statistics reported to the United Nations in the context of its various surveys on crime levels and criminal justice trends are incidents of victimization that have been reported to the authorities in any given country. That means that this data is subject to the problems of accuracy of all official crime data. The survey results provide an overview of trends and interrelationships between various parts of the criminal justice system to promote informed decision-making in administration, nationally and internationally. The degree to which different societies apportion the level of culpability to acts resulting in death is also subject to variation.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a aggregate values are computed by unodc. for additional information, please see the unodc website: https://dataunodc.un.org/sites/dataunodc.un.org/files/metadata_intentional_homicide.pdf.

All 17 values

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) in nearby economies

• Australia — 0.85 (2023)
• China — 0.5 (2020)
• Fiji — 2.06 (2023)
• Guam — 4.33 (2019)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 0.38 (2023)
• Japan — 0.23 (2023)
• Korea, Rep. — 0.48 (2023)
• Macao SAR, China — 0.56 (2023)
• Malaysia — 0.73 (2023)
• Mongolia — 5.92 (2023)
• Myanmar

More public sector data for American Samoa

• Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) — 40 (2024)
• Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) — 15.87 (2024)

Every indicator for American Samoa is on the American Samoa data page.

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Questions people ask

What is American Samoa's intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)?

25.54 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2001?

It is up 1,357% from 1.75 in 2001 (17.07% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 25.54 in 2018 and the lowest 1.75 in 2001.

Is the latest change in intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) unusual for American Samoa?

In 2018, American Samoa's intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) rose 11.97 on 2017 (from 13.57 to 25.54). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2017), the average change was +0.42 and a typical year strayed about 4.77 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator VC.IHR.PSRC.P5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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