Homicide rate from firearms in Grenada
Grenada: Homicide rate from firearms was 5.98 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate from firearms in Grenada, 2005–2023
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
Grenada recorded 5.98 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate from firearms in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 130.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Grenada peaked at 5.98 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2009.
That places Grenada 18th out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Grenada, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.9113 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2006 | 0.908 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.81 homicides per 100,000 population | +99.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9017 homicides per 100,000 population | -50.2% |
| 2009 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2011 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2012 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2015 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2016 | 0.8686 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2017 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 2.59 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2019 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 1.72 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2021 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2023 | 5.98 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 5.98 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.18 homicides per 100,000 population, 2.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 5.98 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.57 homicides per 100,000 population, 70% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9061 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4327 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.59 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.98 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 15 Antigua and Barbuda 8.57 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 16 Uruguay 7.08 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 17 Dominican Republic 6.49 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
- 21 Bermuda 4.64 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Grenada
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 117 (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 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 117 (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 17 % 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 Grenada?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Grenada was 5.98 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 5.98 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009.
- How does Grenada rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Grenada ranks 18th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Grenada 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.