'Assault' means physical attack against the body of another person resulting in serious bodily injury; excluding indecent/sexual assault; threats and slapping/punching. 'Assault' leading to death should also be excluded. (UN-CTS M3.2)

Assault rate (cases per 100,000 population)

2005201020112012201320142015
Grenada1,839.71,100.51,176.41,244.81,316.31,342.8462.4
Canada165.7162.4156.4153.0139.8135.9140.3
United States of America291.2252.3240.9242.1229.2228.9237.6
Dominican Republic58.548.3
Trinidad and Tobago61.846.440.143.240.241.244.1
Barbados631.7540.5467.6521.3442.5517.0518.6
Jamaica51.3205.7178.0
Belize274.1296.3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1,151.31,197.51,138.61,017.1
Honduras47.826.222.116.4
Panama167.4157.1145.9111.3105.172.4
Guatemala46.250.641.439.638.337.3
El Salvador77.864.460.869.671.064.296.1
Saint Kitts and Nevis296.1258.5
Argentina363.0415.6417.6
Chile130.8133.5113.9103.798.389.0
Ecuador56.530.241.653.554.746.7
Peru53.264.969.683.085.680.179.0
Uruguay15.415.213.812.513.713.6
Costa Rica175.0160.0139.2174.7
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)66.085.266.472.5
Mexico217.9194.5176.3173.6171.131.935.8
Colombia70.3115.7134.0175.3175.2172.1180.2
Nicaragua359.4319.7
Guyana1,484.31,301.0854.21,208.3
Brazil360.4357.7362.1323.9
Paraguay38.631.432.031.713.011.910.3
Bahamas848.9891.2841.1