The highest number of HKs is believed to be in Pakistan. A total of 4101 cases of honor crimes have been reported to the court in the period between 1998 and 2003

 the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan reports a steady increase in the frequency of honor killings;

Studies conducted in Pakistan have concluded that in relation to legal action toward HK, only a small number of perpetrators were arrested 

The literature suggests that the Muslim country in which the honor killing is most common, and probably most studied, is Pakistan

over 4 years, between 2004 and 2007, 1957 honor killings occurred in Pakistan

In a study of 856 ninth graders in Jordans secondary schools, a sizable number of respondents thought it was acceptable to kill a female family member who had dishonored the family. 

 Jordan, the perpetrator may benefit from a mitigating excuse, which means that the act of killing in the name of protecting the family’s honor is justifiable and punished to a lesser extent [27].

In Jordan, abusing or killing wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters who engage, or are alleged to have engaged in sexual misconduct is considered to be normative rather than deviant behavior.

Syria recently increased the sentence for honor killings from 1 year to two 

Jordanian study discussed how Syrian refugees were especially prone to sexual and gender-based violence, including honor killings, as a result of the country’s declining economic conditions since the start of the war in Syria [21].

In a 2018 study in Kuwait, half of the sample (524 citizens) found it acceptable to practice physical violence against females in case of adultery, and a third (of both men and women) encouraged setting legislation to punish females who commit adultery.

In a study conducted in Turkey involving 116 male students, 55% did not justify honor killing, but 45% justified it on grounds of dishonor either in the name of religious dictates or because of social estrangement and shame if the murder is not committed

According to the author, there has been a large increase in the murder rates of women in Turkey following the modernization processes, reaching 1400% in 5 years: “In a response to a parliamentary question, the minister of justice of that time provided some statistics which showed a 1400% increase in women murdered in five years.