Homicide rate in Dominica
Dominica: Homicide rate was 27.06 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in Dominica, 1998–2023
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
Dominica recorded 27.06 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 111.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Dominica peaked at 28.43 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2001.
Dominica ranks 16th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.59 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 13.02 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.9 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 18.88 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.69 homicides per 100,000 population | 27.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 23.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 14.88 homicides per 100,000 population | 28.43 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 13 Honduras 31.44 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 14 Anguilla 29.14 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 15 Belize 28.06 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
- 19 Mexico 24.86 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Dominica
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 97 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 2.44 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 642 (2025)
- Political Rights Score 37 (2025)
- Freedom Score 92 (2025)
- States involved in state-based conflicts 0 (2025)
- Sovereign state 1 (2025)
- Full democracy 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Dominica?
- Homicide rate in Dominica was 27.06 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 recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 28.43 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001.
- How does Dominica rank for homicide rate?
- Dominica ranks 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.6%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.