Homicide rate in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Homicide rate was 39.04 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in Saint Lucia, 1990–2023
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
Saint Lucia recorded 39.04 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 105.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Saint Lucia peaked at 39.21 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.57 homicides per 100,000 population, in 1993.
Saint Lucia ranks 10th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.62 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.57 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.8 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 14.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 25.98 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 16.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 27.79 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.09 homicides per 100,000 population | 29.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 39.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 7 South Africa 43.72 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 8 Haiti 41.15 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 40.44 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 11 Lesotho 38.24 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 12 Bahamas 32.2 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 13 Honduras 31.44 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Saint Lucia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 199 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 1.29 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 242 (2025)
- Political Rights Score 38 (2025)
- Freedom Score 91 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 0 (2025)
- States involved in state-based conflicts 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Saint Lucia?
- Homicide rate in Saint Lucia was 39.04 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.21 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.57 homicides per 100,000 population in 1993.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for homicide rate?
- Saint Lucia ranks 10th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.