Homicide rate in Bahamas
Bahamas: Homicide rate was 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
3.18 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 92.0%
World rank
34th
of 111 countries
All-time high
39.55 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2015
All-time low
3.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Years of data
32
1975–2016
Homicide rate in Bahamas, 1975–2016
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2016, homicide rate in Bahamas stood at 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 92.0% on the previous year and down 82.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Bahamas peaked at 39.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2016.
Bahamas ranks 34th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Homicide rate in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 9.31 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1979 | 15.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +67.8% |
| 1980 | 11.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.9% |
| 1981 | 9.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.8% |
| 1983 | 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -54.8% |
| 1984 | 11.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +170.5% |
| 1985 | 15.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +37.6% |
| 1987 | 10.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -31.5% |
| 1993 | 13 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.5% |
| 1994 | 20.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +57.2% |
| 1995 | 15.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.3% |
| 1996 | 14.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 16.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 16.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 18.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 21.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 16.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.8% |
| 2002 | 16.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 15.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 13.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 16.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 17.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 24.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +38.0% |
| 2008 | 22.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 25.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 28.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 35.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.8% |
| 2012 | 35.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 34.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 34 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 39.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -92.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people, 4.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people, 26% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate in Bahamas 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +170.5% | 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.07 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 1990s | 16.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 13 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 2000s | 19.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 39.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 31 Peru 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 32 Ukraine 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 33 Belarus 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 35 Moldova 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 36 Argentina 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 37 Seychelles 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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 in Bahamas?
- Homicide rate in Bahamas was 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 39.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- How does Bahamas rank for homicide rate?
- Bahamas ranks 34th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (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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Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.