Homicides, by sex of the victim in Grenada
Grenada: Homicides, by sex of the victim was 1 homicides in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Grenada, 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicides, by sex of the victim in Grenada is 1 homicides, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides, by sex of the victim in Grenada peaked at 5 homicides in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1 homicides, in 2011.
That places Grenada 121st out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Grenada, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 homicides | — |
| 2006 | 3 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 homicides | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 2 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 homicides | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 2 homicides | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 1 homicides | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 5 homicides | +400.0% |
| 2013 | 2 homicides | -60.0% |
| 2014 | 3 homicides | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 2 homicides | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 5 homicides | +150.0% |
| 2017 | 2 homicides | -60.0% |
| 2018 | 1 homicides | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 1 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 homicides | +200.0% |
| 2021 | 1 homicides | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 2 homicides | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 1 homicides | -50.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 1 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68 homicides, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 1 homicides is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55 homicides, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides, by sex of the victim in Grenada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +400.0% | 1 homicides | 5 homicides |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6 homicides | 2 homicides | 3 homicides | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.4 homicides | 1 homicides | 5 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 homicides | 1 homicides | 3 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 121 Antigua and Barbuda 1 homicides compare
- 121 Barbados 1 homicides compare
- 121 British Virgin Islands 1 homicides
- 121 Iceland 1 homicides compare
- 121 Liechtenstein 1 homicides compare
- 121 Montenegro 1 homicides compare
- 121 Montserrat 1 homicides compare
- 121 Tonga 1 homicides compare
More social development data for Grenada
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 117 (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 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 117 (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 17 % 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 homicides, by sex of the victim in Grenada?
- Homicides, by sex of the victim in Grenada was 1 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 sex of the victim recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 5 homicides in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 homicides in 2011.
- How does Grenada rank for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Grenada ranks 121st out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides, by sex of the victim rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Grenada 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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About this data
Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .