Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Bahamas
Bahamas: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Bahamas, 2012–2022
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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Bahamas stood at 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 78.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Bahamas peaked at 4.95 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2022.
That places Bahamas 7th out of 67 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.95 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2014 | 2.16 homicides per 100,000 population | -56.2% |
| 2015 | 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population | -25.5% |
| 2016 | 1.07 homicides per 100,000 population | -33.7% |
| 2017 | 2.13 homicides per 100,000 population | +99.0% |
| 2018 | 1.59 homicides per 100,000 population | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 1.58 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | -33.5% |
| 2021 | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.95 homicides per 100,000 population | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 4 Grenada 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 5 Suriname 1.27 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 6 Saint Lucia 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 8 Guyana 0.7454 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 9 Russia 0.5059 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 10 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4359 homicides per 100,000 population
More social development data for Bahamas
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,598 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,598 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Bahamas?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Bahamas was 1.05 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 4.95 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- How does Bahamas rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Bahamas ranks 7th out of 67 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population of male victims where the perpetrator is an intimate partner.