Homicides by firearm in Bahamas
Bahamas: Homicides by firearm was 117 homicides in 2022. ▲ Rising
Homicides by firearm in Bahamas, 2005–2022
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
Bahamas recorded 117 homicides for homicides by firearm in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides by firearm in Bahamas peaked at 117 homicides in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33 homicides, in 2006.
That places Bahamas 25th out of 82 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42 homicides | 33 homicides | 52 homicides | 5 |
| 2010s | 92 homicides | 69 homicides | 112 homicides | 9 |
| 2020s | 93 homicides | 58 homicides | 117 homicides | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides by firearm in Bahamas?
- Homicides by firearm in Bahamas was 117 homicides in 2022, 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 117 homicides in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicides by firearm recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 homicides in 2006.
- How does Bahamas rank for homicides by firearm?
- Bahamas ranks 25th out of 82 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicides by firearm rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.