Van

Eastern Anatolia Region · population 1,112,013

Homicide index · 2025

91.6Turkey
= 100

Among 81 provinces: 45th
Compared with Turkey: 8% below
Eastern Anatolia Region: 86.4
Provinces with a population of 1–2 million: 102.7
Class: 90–110
2024 index: 45.9 · 81st
2023 index: 56.9 · 81st

5070100140

Eastern Anatolia 86 Van 91.6

Indicators · 2025

IndicatorPer 100,000Turkey50100200

Homicide

12documented people

2024 · 3 · 0.3 per 100,000

2023 · 6 · 0.5 per 100,000

Per 100,0001.1

Turkey1.2

index91.6

index 91.6 · 45th

Homicide cases

8documented cases

2024 · 2 · 0.2 per 100,000

2023 · 5 · 0.4 per 100,000

Per 100,0000.7

Turkey1.1

index83

index 83

Armed assault

8documented cases

2024 · 5 · 0.4 per 100,000

2023 · 5 · 0.4 per 100,000

Per 100,0000.7

Turkey1.8

index51

index 51 · 80th

In Van, homicides per 100,000 people are 8% below the national average and armed assaults are 49% below the national average. The figures are the incidents documented in the press. How to read these figures

Change between years

All provinces and regions

In Van province, the number of people killed in homicides documented in the press was 3 in 2024 and 12 in 2025. Armed assaults numbered 5 and 8 in the same years. None of these changes goes beyond random year-to-year fluctuation. Over 2023–2025, the average annual fall in the number of people killed is estimated at 6.2%; this trend does not go beyond random fluctuation.

Indicator · 2024 and 2025change · 95% interval

Homicide · documented people

2024 32025 12

−5.2%

−33% … +52%

No clear change

Homicide cases · documented cases

2024 22025 8

−9.6%

−28% … +23%

No clear change

Armed assault · documented cases

2024 52025 8

+0.4%

−21% … +33%

No clear change

Change across Turkey

Trend · 2023–2025average a year · 95% interval

Homicide · documented people

2023 62025 12

−6.2%

−23% … +19%

No clear change

Homicide cases · documented cases

2023 52025 8

−8.0%

−22% … +11%

No clear change

Armed assault · documented cases

2023 52025 8

−0.7%

−16% … +22%

No clear change

Trend across Turkey

Homicide12-month rolling total

Dec 2023Dec 2025

Homicide cases12-month rolling total

Dec 2023Dec 2025

Armed assault12-month rolling total

Dec 2023Dec 2025

Districts of Van

By month

Annual totals, 2023 → 2025

Homicide

2023620243202512

Homicide cases

202352024220258

Armed assault

202352024520258

Case characteristics

Offender–victim relationship

Spouse or partner0 · 0%

Family member2 · 25%

Acquaintance1 · 13%

Stranger0 · 0%

Not reported5 · 63%

Method

Firearm8 · 100%

Knife or blade0 · 0%

Beating0 · 0%

Other or not reported0 · 0%

3 cases in which two or more people were killed

Armed assault · outcome

Death8 · 100%

Injury0 · 0%

Subgroups

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Intimate partner and family homicides

2homicides · 25%

Fatal homicide cases in which the offender was the victim’s spouse, former spouse, partner or a family member.

Femicides

0homicides · 0%

Women and girls killed by a spouse, former spouse, partner or family member.

District profiles

Compare

Van and Sakaryasimilar population · 110.2
Van and Iğdırhighest index in the Eastern Anatolia Region · 157.8
Van and İstanbulmost populous province · 95.8