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.
Homicides in Grenada, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15 homicides | — |
| 2001 | 6 homicides | -60.0% |
| 2002 | 14 homicides | +133.3% |
| 2003 | 9 homicides | -35.7% |
| 2004 | 6 homicides | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 11 homicides | +83.3% |
| 2006 | 12 homicides | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 11 homicides | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 16 homicides | +45.5% |
| 2009 | 7 homicides | -56.2% |
| 2010 | 10 homicides | +42.9% |
| 2011 | 4 homicides | -60.0% |
| 2012 | 14 homicides | +250.0% |
| 2013 | 6 homicides | -57.1% |
| 2014 | 8 homicides | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 6 homicides | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 11 homicides | +83.3% |
| 2017 | 12 homicides | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 12 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 homicides | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 14 homicides | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 5 homicides | -64.3% |
| 2022 | 8 homicides | +60.0% |
| 2023 | 16 homicides | +100.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 16 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 241.5 homicides, 7% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 16 homicides is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 489 homicides, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
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 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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Number of intentional homicides.