Homicides, by sex of the victim in Belize
Belize: Homicides, by sex of the victim was 9 homicides in 2022. ▼ Falling
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Belize, 2004–2022
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
Belize recorded 9 homicides for homicides, by sex of the victim in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides, by sex of the victim in Belize peaked at 19 homicides in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9 homicides, in 2009.
That places Belize 93rd out of 138 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Belize, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14 homicides | — |
| 2009 | 9 homicides | -35.7% |
| 2010 | 16.12 homicides | +79.2% |
| 2011 | 12 homicides | -25.6% |
| 2012 | 14 homicides | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 10 homicides | -28.6% |
| 2014 | 12 homicides | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 9 homicides | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 15 homicides | +66.7% |
| 2017 | 11 homicides | -26.7% |
| 2018 | 19 homicides | +72.7% |
| 2019 | 17 homicides | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 11 homicides | -35.3% |
| 2021 | 11 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 homicides | -18.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 9 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68 homicides, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Belize's 9 homicides is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55 homicides, 16% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5 homicides | 9 homicides | 14 homicides | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.51 homicides | 9 homicides | 19 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.33 homicides | 9 homicides | 11 homicides | 3 |
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More social development data for Belize
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 347 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 108 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 108 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person (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 homicides, by sex of the victim in Belize?
- Homicides, by sex of the victim in Belize was 9 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 sex of the victim recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 19 homicides in 2018.
- What is the lowest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 homicides in 2009.
- How does Belize rank for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Belize ranks 93rd out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicides, by sex of the victim rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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 sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .