Cham 2025 Homicides Meaning. Homicides — when people intentionally and illegally kill others for personal reasons — are the most serious crime. Globally, 85,000 women and girls were killed intentionally in 2023.

Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population (violence prevention) this indicator is available in the following set of views in the by topic section of the global health observatory. A homicide is the killing of a person by another with intent to cause death or serious injury.