Homicides in Bermuda
Bermuda: Homicides was 4 homicides in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicides in Bermuda, 1990–2023
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 in Bermuda stood at 4 homicides.
That represents a change of down 55.6% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Bermuda peaked at 9 homicides in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides, in 1998.
Bermuda ranks 157th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.44 homicides | 0 homicides | 6 homicides | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.6 homicides | 0 homicides | 6 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2 homicides | 0 homicides | 8 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.75 homicides | 4 homicides | 9 homicides | 4 |
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More social development data for Bermuda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 6 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 101 (2025)
- Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people (2024)
- Homicide rate 6.18 homicides per 100,000 population (2023)
- Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 6.18 homicides per 100,000 population (2023)
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 6.18 homicides per 100,000 population (2023)
- Homicides, by sex of the victim 0 homicides (2023)
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim 12.63 homicides per 100,000 population (2023)
- Homicides by firearm 3 homicides (2021)
- Homicide rate from firearms 4.64 homicides per 100,000 population (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Bermuda?
- Homicides in Bermuda was 4 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 recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 9 homicides in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides in 1998.
- How does Bermuda rank for homicides?
- Bermuda ranks 157th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bermuda 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.