Homicides in Dominica
Dominica: Homicides was 18 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Dominica, 1998–2023
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 Dominica stood at 18 homicides.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Dominica peaked at 19 homicides in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1 homicides, in 2001.
Dominica ranks 139th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 homicides | 7 homicides | 9 homicides | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.8 homicides | 1 homicides | 13 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5 homicides | 6 homicides | 19 homicides | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.5 homicides | 10 homicides | 19 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More social development data for Dominica
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 97 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 2.44 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 642 (2025)
- Political Rights Score 37 (2025)
- Freedom Score 92 (2025)
- States involved in state-based conflicts 0 (2025)
- Sovereign state 1 (2025)
- Full democracy 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Dominica?
- Homicides in Dominica was 18 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 19 homicides in 2017.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 homicides in 2001.
- How does Dominica rank for homicides?
- Dominica ranks 139th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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.