Homicide rate in Belize
Belize: Homicide rate was 28.06 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in Belize, 2000–2022
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 2022, homicide rate in Belize stood at 28.06 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Belize peaked at 43.36 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.03 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2000.
Belize ranks 15th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.98 homicides per 100,000 population | 17.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 33.98 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 28.98 homicides per 100,000 population | 43.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.59 homicides per 100,000 population | 26.1 homicides per 100,000 population | 31.62 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 12 Bahamas 32.2 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 13 Honduras 31.44 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 14 Anguilla 29.14 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 16 Dominica 27.06 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 17 Saint Martin (French part) 26.9 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 18 Colombia 24.91 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Belize
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 347 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 108 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 1.18 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 1,382 (2025)
- Political Rights Score 34 (2025)
- Freedom Score 87 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 1,836 (2025)
- States involved in state-based conflicts 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Belize?
- Homicide rate in Belize was 28.06 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, 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 recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 43.36 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.03 homicides per 100,000 population in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for homicide rate?
- Belize ranks 15th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.