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Homicide rate (UN, World) in Dominica

Dominica: Homicide rate (UN, World) was 27.06 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27.06 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
16th
of 179 countries
All-time high
28.43 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
All-time low
1.46 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2001
Years of data
24
1998–2023

Homicide rate in Dominica, 1998–2023

01020301998201020231998: 13 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 10.2 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 2.9 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 13.2 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 11.7 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 11.7 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 11.6 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 7.3 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 10.2 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 10.2 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 18.9 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 21.8 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 8.7 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 12.8 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 12.8 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 23 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 27.7 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 19.1 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 19.2 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 22.2 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 14.9 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 28.4 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 27.1 homicides per 100,000 population

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.

Homicide rate (UN, World) in Dominica, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
1998 13.02 homicides per 100,000 population —
1999 10.16 homicides per 100,000 population -21.9%
2000 2.92 homicides per 100,000 population -71.3%
2001 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population -49.8%
2002 13.16 homicides per 100,000 population +799.0%
2003 11.67 homicides per 100,000 population -11.3%
2004 11.65 homicides per 100,000 population -0.2%
2005 11.64 homicides per 100,000 population -0.1%
2006 7.27 homicides per 100,000 population -37.6%
2007 10.17 homicides per 100,000 population +39.9%
2008 10.17 homicides per 100,000 population -0.0%
2009 18.88 homicides per 100,000 population +85.7%
2010 21.78 homicides per 100,000 population +15.4%
2011 8.69 homicides per 100,000 population -60.1%
2014 12.79 homicides per 100,000 population +47.2%
2015 12.78 homicides per 100,000 population -0.1%
2016 22.99 homicides per 100,000 population +79.8%
2017 27.74 homicides per 100,000 population +20.7%
2018 19.07 homicides per 100,000 population -31.3%
2019 19.15 homicides per 100,000 population +0.4%
2020 22.2 homicides per 100,000 population +15.9%
2021 14.88 homicides per 100,000 population -33.0%
2022 28.43 homicides per 100,000 population +91.1%
2023 27.06 homicides per 100,000 population -4.8%

Dominica compared with similar countries

  • Dominica's 27.06 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.06 homicides per 100,000 population, 6.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Dominica's 27.06 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.92 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Homicide rate (UN, World) in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +799.0% 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population 13.16 homicides per 100,000 population

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 13 Honduras 31.44 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 14 Anguilla 29.14 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 15 Belize 28.06 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 17 Saint Martin (French part) 26.9 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 18 Colombia 24.91 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 19 Mexico 24.86 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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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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Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
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