Ireland in bottom half of European murder rate table

Ireland's murder rate in 2022 was the highest recorded in Ireland in recent years, rising from 0.46 per 100,000 people in 2021 to 0.88 in 2022.

Ireland lies in the bottom half of the table for murder rates in Europe, UN figures show.

Broken down by gender, Ireland has the third lowest murder rate where the victim is a woman.