Homicides in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Homicides was 36 deaths in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Homicides in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1970–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 36 deaths for homicides in 2022.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 39 deaths in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths, in 1970.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 76th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicides in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1971 | 1 deaths | — |
| 1972 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 3 deaths | — |
| 1977 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 6 deaths | — |
| 1979 | 2 deaths | -66.7% |
| 1982 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1984 | 1 deaths | — |
| 1985 | 8 deaths | +700.0% |
| 1986 | 9 deaths | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 1 deaths | — |
| 1995 | 14 deaths | +1300.0% |
| 1996 | 9 deaths | -35.7% |
| 1997 | 4 deaths | -55.6% |
| 1998 | 20 deaths | +400.0% |
| 1999 | 12 deaths | -40.0% |
| 2000 | 15 deaths | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 12 deaths | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 15 deaths | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 10 deaths | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 29 deaths | +190.0% |
| 2005 | 24 deaths | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 13 deaths | -45.8% |
| 2007 | 37 deaths | +184.6% |
| 2008 | 9 deaths | -75.7% |
| 2009 | 14 deaths | +55.6% |
| 2010 | 13 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 14 deaths | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 18 deaths | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 24 deaths | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 39 deaths | +62.5% |
| 2015 | 25 deaths | -35.9% |
| 2016 | 36 deaths | +44.0% |
| 2017 | 35 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 16 deaths | -54.3% |
| 2019 | 23 deaths | +43.8% |
| 2020 | 28 deaths | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 30 deaths | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 36 deaths | +20.0% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 36 deaths is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135 deaths, 27% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 36 deaths is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 438 deaths, 8% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +1300.0% | 1 deaths | 14 deaths |
| 1985 | +700.0% | 1 deaths | 8 deaths |
| 1998 | +400.0% | 4 deaths | 20 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.71 deaths | 0 deaths | 6 deaths | 7 |
| 1980s | 3 deaths | 0 deaths | 9 deaths | 6 |
| 1990s | 10 deaths | 1 deaths | 20 deaths | 6 |
| 2000s | 17.8 deaths | 9 deaths | 37 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3 deaths | 13 deaths | 39 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.33 deaths | 28 deaths | 36 deaths | 3 |
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More social development data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 194 (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 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 194 (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 4.3 % 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Homicides in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 36 deaths in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 39 deaths in 2014.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths in 1970.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for homicides?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 76th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (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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Annual number of homicides.