Homicide rates from firearms in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Homicide rates from firearms was 21.07 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
21.07
Change on year
down 27.8%
World rank
9th
of 82 countries
All-time high
31.41
in 2008
All-time low
17.92
in 2011
Years of data
14
2006–2020
Homicide rates from firearms in Trinidad and Tobago, 2006–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 21.07 for homicide rates from firearms in 2020.
That represents a change of down 27.8% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rates from firearms in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 31.41 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17.92, in 2011.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 9th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.99 | 19.87 | 31.41 | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.97 | 17.92 | 29.16 | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.07 | 21.07 | 21.07 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rates from firearms in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Homicide rates from firearms in Trinidad and Tobago was 21.07 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rates from firearms recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 31.41 in 2008.
- What is the lowest homicide rates from firearms recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.92 in 2011.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for homicide rates from firearms?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 9th out of 82 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicide rates from firearms rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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