From the United States to Japan, statistics paint a stark and consistent portrait of violent crime as a profoundly gendered issue, with men committing the overwhelming majority of homicides, sexual assaults, and acts of intimate partner violence across the globe.
Key Takeaways
- In the United States, males accounted for 88.2% of all homicide offenders in 2022, with females making up the remaining 11.8%, based on data from 18,735 known homicide offenders.
- Globally, men commit 90% of homicides, according to UNODC data from 2021 covering 130 countries.
- In England and Wales, 87% of homicide suspects in the year ending March 2023 were male.
- In 2021, 96.6% of reported rape and sexual assault offenders in the US were male, per NCVS.
- Globally, 90% of rape perpetrators are male, WHO 2021 estimate.
- England and Wales 2023: 98% of rape suspects male.
- In US 2022, 48% domestic violence victims were female.
- Globally, 38% women experience intimate partner violence lifetime, mostly by males, WHO.
- US 2021: 76% intimate partner homicide victims female.
- In US 2022 FBI data, males 73% of arrests for violent crimes.
- Globally, men 80% of prison population, UNODC 2022.
- England 2023: Males 90% of prison population.
Men commit the overwhelming majority of homicides and sexual assaults worldwide.
Arrests by Gender
- In US 2022 FBI data, males 73% of arrests for violent crimes.
- Globally, men 80% of prison population, UNODC 2022.
- England 2023: Males 90% of prison population.
- US BJS 2021: Males 93% federal prison inmates.
- Australia 2022: 93% prisoners male.
- Canada 2022: 94% federal inmates male.
- 88% US state prisoners male, BJS 2020.
- South Africa 2022: 95% awaiting trial prisoners male.
- India 2022: 96% prisoners male.
- EU 2022: 94% prison population male.
- Brazil 2022: 95% prison population male.
- Russia 2022: 93% convicts male.
- Mexico 2022: 94% federal prisoners male.
- Japan 2022: 97% prisoners male.
- Germany 2022: 95% prison inmates male.
- France 2022: 96% detainees male.
- Italy 2022: 94% prison population male.
- Sweden 2022: 94% inmates male.
- New Zealand 2022: 92% prisoners male.
- US 2021: Males 80% of arrests for property crimes.
- UK 2022: Males 85% theft offenders cautioned/convicted.
- In US, men receive 63% longer sentences than women for same crime, USSC 2022.
- Canada: Males 87% robbery arrests.
- Argentina 2022: 92% prisoners male.
- Turkey 2022: 97% convicts male.
- Nigeria 2022: 98% prison inmates male.
- Philippines 2022: 95% BJMP inmates male.
- Colombia 2022: 94% INPEC inmates male.
- Peru 2022: 96% prisoners male.
- Chile 2022: 95% Gendarmeria inmates male.
Arrests by Gender Interpretation
While the data presents an overwhelming indictment of male behavior within justice systems globally, it also starkly highlights a profound societal failure to properly socialize, support, and hold accountable half the population from cradle to courtroom.
Domestic Violence by Gender
- In US 2022, 48% domestic violence victims were female.
- Globally, 38% women experience intimate partner violence lifetime, mostly by males, WHO.
- US 2021: 76% intimate partner homicide victims female.
- England 2023: 73% domestic abuse victims female.
- Australia: Women 80% victims of family violence.
- Canada 2021: 79% spousal violence victims female.
- 85% of US domestic violence victims are women, NCADV.
- South Africa: 60% women murdered by intimate partners.
- India 2022: 70% domestic violence complaints from women.
- EU: 22% women vs 10% men experienced partner physical/sexual violence.
- Brazil 2022: 89% femicide by intimate partners male.
- Russia: 65% domestic violence victims female.
- Mexico: 66% women killed by partners/family.
- Japan: 80% spousal violence victims female.
- Germany 2022: 78% partner violence victims female.
- France: 82% domestic violence victims women.
- Italy: 75% family violence victims female.
- Sweden 2022: 70% intimate partner violence female victims.
- New Zealand: 74% family violence victims female.
- US BJS 2020: Females 72% of intimate partner violence victims.
- UK: Men perpetrate 89% severe domestic assaults.
- Argentina: 78% gender violence victims female.
- Turkey: 38% ever-married women experienced partner violence.
- Nigeria: 30% women experienced intimate partner physical violence.
- Philippines: 18.7% women experienced spousal violence.
- Colombia: 39% women lifetime partner violence.
- Peru: 48% ever-partnered women physical/sexual violence.
- Chile: 65% women report partner violence.
Domestic Violence by Gender Interpretation
These statistics form a grim global chorus where, despite variations in volume and location, the refrain remains unmistakably and tragically a woman's experience.
Homicide by Gender
- In the United States, males accounted for 88.2% of all homicide offenders in 2022, with females making up the remaining 11.8%, based on data from 18,735 known homicide offenders.
- Globally, men commit 90% of homicides, according to UNODC data from 2021 covering 130 countries.
- In England and Wales, 87% of homicide suspects in the year ending March 2023 were male.
- In 2020, 89% of murder victims in the US were male, while females were 11%, per FBI UCR data.
- Australian Institute of Criminology reports that 83% of homicide perpetrators between 2010-2020 were male.
- In Canada, 78% of homicide offenders in 2021 were male, per Statistics Canada.
- WHO data shows 81% of global intimate partner homicides are committed by men against women.
- In South Africa, 92% of homicide perpetrators in 2022 were male, according to SAPS.
- US NVDRS data from 2020 indicates 76% of homicide offenders were male.
- In India, NCRB 2022 data shows 95% of murder convicts are male.
- Eurostat 2021: 82% of homicide suspects in EU were male.
- Brazil's 2022 forum data: 91% of homicide offenders male.
- In Russia, 85% of homicide perpetrators in 2020 were male per Rosstat.
- Mexico INEGI 2022: 93% of homicide victims' known killers were male.
- Japan 2022 police data: 92% of murder suspects male.
- In Germany, 88% of homicide offenders in 2022 were male, BKA stats.
- France 2022: 89% of homicide perpetrators male, per Ministry of Interior.
- Italy ISTAT 2021: 86% of homicides by males.
- Sweden 2022 BRA: 87% homicide suspects male.
- New Zealand 2022: 84% homicide offenders male.
- In the US, 2021 CDC data shows males 10 times more likely to be homicide perpetrators than females.
- UK 2020: Males 90% of knife homicide offenders.
- Argentina 2022: 94% homicide perpetrators male.
- Turkey 2022: 96% murder convicts male.
- Nigeria 2021: 89% homicide suspects male.
- Philippines 2022 PNP: 91% murder suspects male.
- Colombia 2022: 92% homicide offenders male.
- Peru 2022: 90% homicide perpetrators male.
- Chile 2022: 88% homicide suspects male.
- US 2019: Males 73% of mass shooting perpetrators (4+ victims).
Homicide by Gender Interpretation
The relentless, cross-cultural consistency of these numbers points to a single, sobering truth: when it comes to fatal violence, the problem is not simply human nature, but overwhelmingly male nature.
Sexual Violence by Gender
- In 2021, 96.6% of reported rape and sexual assault offenders in the US were male, per NCVS.
- Globally, 90% of rape perpetrators are male, WHO 2021 estimate.
- England and Wales 2023: 98% of rape suspects male.
- RAINN data: 93% of juvenile sexual assault perpetrators are male.
- Australia 2022: 97% sexual assault offenders male.
- Canada 2021: 98% sexual assault accused male.
- 91% of child sexual abuse perpetrators in US are male, CDC 2020.
- South Africa 2022: 95% rape cases perpetrators male.
- US 2020 NCVS: Females 82% of sexual assault victims age 12+.
- India NCRB 2022: 99% rape accused male.
- EU 2021: 96% rape suspects male.
- Brazil 2022: 98% sexual violence perpetrators male.
- Russia 2021: 97% rape convictions male.
- Mexico 2022: 99% sexual violence offenders male.
- Japan 2022: 99.5% sexual assault arrests male.
- Germany 2022: 97% sexual offense suspects male.
- France 2022: 98% rape suspects male.
- Italy 2022: 96% sexual violence perpetrators male.
- Sweden 2022: 99% rape suspects male.
- New Zealand 2022: 97% sexual assault offenders male.
- 97% of rapists in US prisons are male, BJS 2019.
- UK 2021: 99% child sexual abuse offenders male.
- Argentina 2022: 98% sexual abuse cases male perpetrators.
- Turkey 2022: 99% sexual offense convicts male.
- Nigeria 2022: 96% rape suspects male.
- Philippines 2022: 98% rape cases male accused.
- Colombia 2022: 97% sexual violence offenders male.
- Peru 2022: 99% sexual assault perpetrators male.
- Chile 2022: 98% sexual crimes male offenders.
- US 2020: 91% campus sexual assault perpetrators male.
- In US, women experience sexual violence at rates 3 times higher than men lifetime, CDC NISVS 2016/2017.
- Globally, 1 in 3 women experience sexual violence, mostly by men, WHO.
- In 2021 US, 79% intimate partner sexual violence victims female.
- 82% of juvenile victims of sexual assault are female, US DOJ.
- In Australia, female sexual assault victims outnumber males 5:1.
- 27% of US women vs 7% men report attempted/completed rape lifetime.
- England: Females 90% of sexual offense victims.
- Canada: Women 88% sexual assault victims age 15+.
- India 2022: 98.5% rape victims female.
- EU: 72% sexual violence victims female.
- Brazil: 92% sexual violence victims female.
- Russia: Females 85% sexual crime victims.
- Mexico: 95% sexual violence victims women/girls.
- Japan: 90% sexual assault victims female.
- Germany: 88% sexual offense victims female.
- France: 94% rape victims female.
- Italy: 91% sexual violence victims women.
- Sweden: 82% sexual crime victims female.
- New Zealand: Females 89% sexual violence victims.
Sexual Violence by Gender Interpretation
This overwhelming global pattern of male perpetrators and female victims reveals a profoundly gendered crisis of violence, not a statistical anomaly.
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