Homicides in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Homicides was 36.1 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Saint Lucia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 36.1 deaths for homicides in 2021.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Saint Lucia peaked at 41.57 deaths in 2017 and was at its lowest, 29.03 deaths, in 2000.
That places Saint Lucia 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.09 deaths | 29.03 deaths | 39.05 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.31 deaths | 33.21 deaths | 41.57 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.39 deaths | 36.1 deaths | 36.68 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 149 Switzerland 38.54 deaths compare
- 151 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 36.12 deaths compare
- 153 Barbados 36.01 deaths compare
- 154 Oman 34.27 deaths compare
- 155 Croatia 31.7 deaths compare
More social development data for Saint Lucia
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 199 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 1.29 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 242 (2025)
- Political Rights Score 38 (2025)
- Freedom Score 91 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 0 (2025)
- States involved in state-based conflicts 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Saint Lucia?
- Homicides in Saint Lucia was 36.1 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.57 deaths in 2017.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.03 deaths in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for homicides?
- Saint Lucia ranks 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major 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
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.