Homicides by firearm in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Homicides by firearm was 8 homicides in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicides by firearm in Antigua and Barbuda, 2015–2023
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.
Analysis
In 2023, homicides by firearm in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 8 homicides.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and up 700.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides by firearm in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 10 homicides in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1 homicides, in 2015.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 59th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4 homicides | 1 homicides | 10 homicides | 5 |
| 2020s | 6 homicides | 3 homicides | 9 homicides | 4 |
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More social development data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 97 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 2.09 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 39 (2025)
- Political Rights Score 32 (2025)
- Freedom Score 83 (2025)
- Sovereign state 1 (2025)
- States involved in state-based conflicts 0 (2025)
- Full democracy 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides by firearm in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Homicides by firearm in Antigua and Barbuda was 8 homicides 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 homicides by firearm recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 10 homicides in 2017.
- What is the lowest homicides by firearm recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 homicides in 2015.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for homicides by firearm?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 59th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides by firearm rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 700.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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 Homicides by firearm. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides where the weapon was a firearm.