Homicides in Belize
Belize: Homicides was 113 homicides in 2022. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Belize, 2000–2022
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
In 2022, homicides in Belize stood at 113 homicides.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Belize peaked at 145 homicides in 2012 and was at its lowest, 41 homicides, in 2000.
Belize ranks 92nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Homicides in Belize, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41 homicides | — |
| 2001 | 64 homicides | +56.1% |
| 2002 | 87 homicides | +35.9% |
| 2003 | 67 homicides | -23.0% |
| 2004 | 79 homicides | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 81 homicides | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 92 homicides | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 97 homicides | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 103 homicides | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 97 homicides | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 129 homicides | +33.0% |
| 2011 | 124 homicides | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 145 homicides | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 99 homicides | -31.7% |
| 2014 | 123 homicides | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 119 homicides | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 138 homicides | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 142 homicides | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 143 homicides | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 134 homicides | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 102 homicides | -23.9% |
| 2021 | 125 homicides | +22.5% |
| 2022 | 113 homicides | -9.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 113 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 241.5 homicides, 47% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 113 homicides is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 489 homicides, 23% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.8 homicides | 41 homicides | 103 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 129.6 homicides | 99 homicides | 145 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.33 homicides | 102 homicides | 125 homicides | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 in Belize?
- Homicides in Belize was 113 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 recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 145 homicides in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 homicides in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for homicides?
- Belize ranks 92nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides.