Homicides in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: Homicides was 23 homicides in 2016. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Guadeloupe, 2004–2016
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
The most recent figure for homicides in Guadeloupe is 23 homicides, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 41.0% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Guadeloupe peaked at 39 homicides in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21 homicides, in 2014.
That places Guadeloupe 133rd out of 179 regions with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.33 homicides | 23 homicides | 36 homicides | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.33 homicides | 21 homicides | 39 homicides | 6 |
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More social development data for Guadeloupe
- Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks (2021)
- Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people (2024)
- Homicide rate 5.68 homicides per 100,000 population (2016)
- Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 5.68 homicides per 100,000 population (2016)
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 5.68 homicides per 100,000 population (2016)
- Homicides 6 deaths (2016)
- Child homicide rate 0.8965 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicide rate 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicide rate by age of the victim 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicides, by sex of the victim 5.4 homicides (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Guadeloupe?
- Homicides in Guadeloupe was 23 homicides in 2016, 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 Guadeloupe?
- The highest recorded value was 39 homicides in 2015.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 homicides in 2014.
- How does Guadeloupe rank for homicides?
- Guadeloupe ranks 133rd out of 179 regions with data for 2016.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Guadeloupe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guadeloupe 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.