Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Dominica
Dominica: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 45.05 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
45.05 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
15th
of 138 countries
All-time high
49.5 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2017
All-time low
0 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2023
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Dominica, 2001–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Dominica stood at 45.05 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 125.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Dominica peaked at 49.5 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2001.
That places Dominica 15th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Dominica, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2002 | 26.52 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2003 | 16.78 homicides per 100,000 population | -36.7% |
| 2008 | 14.54 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 38.13 homicides per 100,000 population | +162.2% |
| 2011 | 17.38 homicides per 100,000 population | -54.4% |
| 2014 | 19.98 homicides per 100,000 population | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 22.81 homicides per 100,000 population | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 43.14 homicides per 100,000 population | +89.1% |
| 2017 | 49.5 homicides per 100,000 population | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 32.17 homicides per 100,000 population | -35.0% |
| 2019 | 35.24 homicides per 100,000 population | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 41.3 homicides per 100,000 population | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 23.73 homicides per 100,000 population | -42.5% |
| 2022 | 47.76 homicides per 100,000 population | +101.3% |
| 2023 | 45.05 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.7% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 45.05 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5 homicides per 100,000 population, 6.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 45.05 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.39 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 26.52 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
| 2010s | 32.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 17.38 homicides per 100,000 population | 49.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 39.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 23.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 47.76 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 12 Belize 51.25 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 13 Trinidad and Tobago 47.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 14 Colombia 46.95 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 16 Mexico 44.88 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 17 Guatemala 40.24 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 18 Brazil 34.66 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Dominica
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 97 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 97 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Dominica?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Dominica was 45.05 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001.
- How does Dominica rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Dominica ranks 15th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.