Homicide rate from firearms in Dominica
Dominica: Homicide rate from firearms was 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate from firearms in Dominica, 2014–2023
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
Dominica recorded 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate from firearms in 2023.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 46.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Dominica peaked at 16.46 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2014.
Dominica ranks 12th 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.
Homicide rate from firearms in Dominica, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2015 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2016 | 2.87 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2017 | 8.76 homicides per 100,000 population | +204.9% |
| 2018 | 10.27 homicides per 100,000 population | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.36 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.49 homicides per 100,000 population | -85.6% |
| 2022 | 16.46 homicides per 100,000 population | +1006.2% |
| 2023 | 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.7% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.18 homicides per 100,000 population, 6.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.57 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.84 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.49 homicides per 100,000 population | 16.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 21.07 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 10 Colombia 17.85 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 11 Mexico 17.23 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 13 Costa Rica 14.24 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 14 Panama 10 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 15 Antigua and Barbuda 8.57 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Dominica
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 97 (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 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 97 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate from firearms in Dominica?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Dominica was 15.04 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 from firearms recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 16.46 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014.
- How does Dominica rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Dominica ranks 12th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Dominica 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.