Homicide rates from firearms in Jamaica
Jamaica: Homicide rates from firearms was 41.87 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
41.87
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
3rd
of 82 countries
All-time high
47.73
in 2017
All-time low
25.59
in 2014
Years of data
18
2006–2023
Homicide rates from firearms in Jamaica, 2006–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rates from firearms in Jamaica stood at 41.87.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rates from firearms in Jamaica peaked at 47.73 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.59, in 2014.
Jamaica ranks 3rd of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.13 | 37.32 | 47.17 | 4 |
| 2010s | 35.13 | 25.59 | 47.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.48 | 39.49 | 44.52 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 57.74 compare
- 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 42.44 compare
- 4 Ecuador 39.53 compare
- 5 Saint Lucia 31.24 compare
- 6 Bahamas 29.43 compare
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- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.876 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.679 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.805 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.879 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.919 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.524 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rates from firearms in Jamaica?
- Homicide rates from firearms in Jamaica was 41.87 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rates from firearms recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 47.73 in 2017.
- What is the lowest homicide rates from firearms recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.59 in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for homicide rates from firearms?
- Jamaica ranks 3rd out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rates from firearms rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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