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Homicide rate from firearms in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Homicide rate from firearms was 31.24 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
31.24 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
5th
of 82 countries
All-time high
31.24 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
All-time low
12.43 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2018
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Homicide rate from firearms in Saint Lucia, 2017–2023

01020302017202020232017: 18.1 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 12.4 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 17.4 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 22.4 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 26.3 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 30.8 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 31.2 homicides per 100,000 population

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

Saint Lucia recorded 31.24 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate from firearms in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.

Saint Lucia ranks 5th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Homicide rate from firearms in Saint Lucia, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
2017 18.15 homicides per 100,000 population —
2018 12.43 homicides per 100,000 population -31.5%
2019 17.45 homicides per 100,000 population +40.4%
2020 22.44 homicides per 100,000 population +28.6%
2021 26.33 homicides per 100,000 population +17.3%
2022 30.76 homicides per 100,000 population +16.9%
2023 31.24 homicides per 100,000 population +1.5%

Saint Lucia compared with similar countries

  • Saint Lucia's 31.24 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.18 homicides per 100,000 population, 14.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Saint Lucia's 31.24 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.57 homicides per 100,000 population, 3.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 16.01 homicides per 100,000 population 12.43 homicides per 100,000 population 18.15 homicides per 100,000 population 3
2020s 27.69 homicides per 100,000 population 22.44 homicides per 100,000 population 31.24 homicides per 100,000 population 4

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 42.44 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 3 Jamaica 41.87 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 4 Ecuador 39.53 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 6 Bahamas 29.43 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 7 Honduras 23.15 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 8 Belize 22.6 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate from firearms in Saint Lucia?
Homicide rate from firearms in Saint Lucia was 31.24 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 Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 31.24 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 12.43 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
How does Saint Lucia rank for homicide rate from firearms?
Saint Lucia ranks 5th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Lucia 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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Indicator
Homicide rate from firearms
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,019 data points, 2005–2023
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