Homicide rate from firearms in Bahamas
Bahamas: Homicide rate from firearms was 29.43 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
29.43 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
6th
of 82 countries
All-time high
29.43 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
All-time low
9.47 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2006
Years of data
17
2005–2022
Homicide rate from firearms in Bahamas, 2005–2022
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
The most recent figure for homicide rate from firearms in Bahamas is 29.43 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Bahamas peaked at 29.43 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.47 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2006.
Bahamas ranks 6th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Homicide rate from firearms in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.47 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2006 | 9.47 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 12.17 homicides per 100,000 population | +28.5% |
| 2008 | 12.84 homicides per 100,000 population | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 14.33 homicides per 100,000 population | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 18.78 homicides per 100,000 population | +31.0% |
| 2011 | 25.29 homicides per 100,000 population | +34.7% |
| 2012 | 23.17 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 27.47 homicides per 100,000 population | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 29.06 homicides per 100,000 population | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 24.22 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 27.4 homicides per 100,000 population | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 20.63 homicides per 100,000 population | -24.7% |
| 2019 | 20.02 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 14.65 homicides per 100,000 population | -26.8% |
| 2021 | 26.24 homicides per 100,000 population | +79.1% |
| 2022 | 29.43 homicides per 100,000 population | +12.2% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 29.43 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.21 homicides per 100,000 population, 140.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 29.43 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.57 homicides per 100,000 population, 3.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.86 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.47 homicides per 100,000 population | 14.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2010s | 24 homicides per 100,000 population | 18.78 homicides per 100,000 population | 29.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2020s | 23.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 14.65 homicides per 100,000 population | 29.43 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 3 Jamaica 41.87 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 4 Ecuador 39.53 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 5 Saint Lucia 31.24 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 7 Honduras 23.15 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 8 Belize 22.6 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 21.07 homicides per 100,000 population 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 from firearms in Bahamas?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Bahamas was 29.43 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 from firearms recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 29.43 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.47 homicides per 100,000 population in 2006.
- How does Bahamas rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Bahamas ranks 6th out of 82 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 from firearms. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.