Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 92.91 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2004–2023
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
The most recent figure for homicide rate by sex of the victim in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 92.91 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.8% on the previous year and up 139.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 92.91 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.75 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2008.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 3rd of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 39.33 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2005 | 32.89 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 24.05 homicides per 100,000 population | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 54.24 homicides per 100,000 population | +125.5% |
| 2008 | 22.75 homicides per 100,000 population | -58.0% |
| 2009 | 34.36 homicides per 100,000 population | +51.0% |
| 2010 | 38.84 homicides per 100,000 population | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 65.83 homicides per 100,000 population | +69.5% |
| 2017 | 62.6 homicides per 100,000 population | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 50.09 homicides per 100,000 population | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 35.53 homicides per 100,000 population | -29.1% |
| 2020 | 52.78 homicides per 100,000 population | +48.5% |
| 2021 | 60.85 homicides per 100,000 population | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 71.02 homicides per 100,000 population | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 92.91 homicides per 100,000 population | +30.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 22.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 54.24 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2010s | 50.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 35.53 homicides per 100,000 population | 65.83 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2020s | 69.39 homicides per 100,000 population | 52.78 homicides per 100,000 population | 92.91 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 124.95 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 2 United States Virgin Islands 100.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 4 Jamaica 91.55 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 5 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 90.07 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 6 Ecuador 84.51 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 194 (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 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 194 (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 4.3 % 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 92.91 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 92.91 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.75 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 3rd out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.