Homicides in Grenada
Grenada: Homicides was 16 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Grenada, 2000–2023
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
Grenada recorded 16 homicides for homicides in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 166.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Grenada peaked at 16 homicides in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4 homicides, in 2011.
That places Grenada 140th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7 homicides | 6 homicides | 16 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9 homicides | 4 homicides | 16 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.75 homicides | 5 homicides | 16 homicides | 4 |
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More social development data for Grenada
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 117 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 2.8 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 76 (2025)
- Political Rights Score 37 (2025)
- Freedom Score 89 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 0 (2022)
- States involved in state-based conflicts 0 (2025)
- Sovereign state 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Grenada?
- Homicides in Grenada was 16 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 16 homicides in 2008.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 homicides in 2011.
- How does Grenada rank for homicides?
- Grenada ranks 140th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of intentional homicides.