Homicide rate in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: Homicide rate was 5.68 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in Guadeloupe, 2004–2016
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 in Guadeloupe is 5.68 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Guadeloupe peaked at 9.65 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.16 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2014.
That places Guadeloupe 57th out of 179 regions with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.8 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.65 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guadeloupe
- 54 Bermuda 6.18 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 55 Yemen 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 56 United States 5.76 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 58 Burundi 5.65 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 59 Mongolia 5.64 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 60 Greenland 5.35 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Guadeloupe
- Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks (2021)
- Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people (2024)
- Homicides 23 homicides (2016)
- Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 5.68 homicides per 100,000 population (2016)
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 5.68 homicides per 100,000 population (2016)
- Homicides 6 deaths (2016)
- Child homicide rate 0.8965 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicide rate by age of the victim 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicide rate 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicides, by sex of the victim 5.4 homicides (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Guadeloupe?
- Homicide rate in Guadeloupe was 5.68 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016, 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 Guadeloupe?
- The highest recorded value was 9.65 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.16 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014.
- How does Guadeloupe rank for homicide rate?
- Guadeloupe ranks 57th out of 179 regions with data for 2016.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Guadeloupe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guadeloupe 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.