Homicide rate from firearms in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Homicide rate from firearms was 42.44 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate from firearms in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 42.44 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate from firearms in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 54.7% on the previous year and up 284.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 42.44 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.57 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2006.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 2nd of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicide rate from firearms in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.45 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2006 | 3.57 homicides per 100,000 population | -19.7% |
| 2007 | 18.83 homicides per 100,000 population | +427.3% |
| 2008 | 13.51 homicides per 100,000 population | -28.2% |
| 2009 | 5.43 homicides per 100,000 population | -59.8% |
| 2010 | 8.18 homicides per 100,000 population | +50.7% |
| 2011 | 9.15 homicides per 100,000 population | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 11.04 homicides per 100,000 population | +20.7% |
| 2016 | 27.27 homicides per 100,000 population | +147.1% |
| 2017 | 22.71 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 20.97 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 9.6 homicides per 100,000 population | -54.2% |
| 2020 | 17.39 homicides per 100,000 population | +81.1% |
| 2021 | 20.42 homicides per 100,000 population | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 27.44 homicides per 100,000 population | +34.4% |
| 2023 | 42.44 homicides per 100,000 population | +54.7% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 42.44 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.18 homicides per 100,000 population, 19.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 42.44 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.57 homicides per 100,000 population, 5.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate from firearms in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +427.3% | 3.57 homicides per 100,000 population | 18.83 homicides per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.57 homicides per 100,000 population | 18.83 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.18 homicides per 100,000 population | 27.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 7 |
| 2020s | 26.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 17.39 homicides per 100,000 population | 42.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 57.74 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 3 Jamaica 41.87 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 4 Ecuador 39.53 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 5 Saint Lucia 31.24 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 194 (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 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 194 (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 4.3 % 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 42.44 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 42.44 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 homicides per 100,000 population in 2006.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 2nd out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 284.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.