Homicide rates from firearms in Dominica
Dominica: Homicide rates from firearms was 15.04 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
15.04
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
12th
of 82 countries
All-time high
16.46
in 2022
All-time low
0
in 2014
Years of data
10
2014–2023
Homicide rates from firearms in Dominica, 2014–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 15.04 for homicide rates 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 rates from firearms in Dominica peaked at 16.46 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.37 | 0 | 10.31 | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.84 | 1.49 | 16.46 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 21.07 compare
- 10 Colombia 17.85 compare
- 11 Mexico 17.23 compare
- 13 Costa Rica 14.24 compare
- 14 Panama 10 compare
- 15 Antigua and Barbuda 8.57 compare
More social development data for Dominica
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 97 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Physical integrity rights score fariss kenwick reuning 2.44 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 642 (2025)
- Political rights score fh 37 (2025)
- Freedom score fh 92 (2025)
- Full democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- States involved in state based conflicts 0 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rates from firearms in Dominica?
- Homicide rates from firearms in Dominica was 15.04 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rates from firearms recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 16.46 in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicide rates from firearms recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2014.
- How does Dominica rank for homicide rates from firearms?
- Dominica ranks 12th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rates from firearms. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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