Homicide rate from firearms in Bermuda
Bermuda: Homicide rate from firearms was 4.64 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate from firearms in Bermuda, 2008–2021
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 2021, homicide rate from firearms in Bermuda stood at 4.64 homicides per 100,000 population.
The figure is up 49.4% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Bermuda peaked at 10.98 homicides per 100,000 population in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2008.
Bermuda ranks 21st of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.34 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.98 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.11 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 18 Grenada 5.98 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 19 Barbados 4.96 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 20 El Salvador 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 22 United States 4.42 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 23 Guatemala 4.41 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 24 Peru 3.84 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Bermuda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 6 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 101 (2025)
- Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people (2024)
- Homicides 4 homicides (2023)
- Homicide rate 6.18 homicides per 100,000 population (2023)
- Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 6.18 homicides per 100,000 population (2023)
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 6.18 homicides per 100,000 population (2023)
- Homicides, by sex of the victim 0 homicides (2023)
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim 12.63 homicides per 100,000 population (2023)
- Homicides by firearm 3 homicides (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate from firearms in Bermuda?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Bermuda was 4.64 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021, 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 Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 10.98 homicides per 100,000 population in 2010.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008.
- How does Bermuda rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Bermuda ranks 21st out of 82 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bermuda 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.