As of 2020, some 3,111 homicides were reported to the police in Kenya, increasing from 2,971 in the previous year. The number kept a slow upward trend starting in 2016. Overall, more than 69 thousand reported crimes were registered within the Kenyan police in 2020.
Number of homicides reported to the police in Kenya from 2011 to 2020
* Provisional.
According to the source, homicide includes the following offenses: murder, manslaughter, infanticide, procuring abortion, concealing birth, suicide, and causing death by dangerous driving.
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (December 20, 2021). Number of homicides reported to the police in Kenya from 2011 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241731/number-of-reported-homicides-in-kenya/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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