St. Kitts and Nevis: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 31.13% from 48.93 in 2018 (5.57% a year on average, compounded). Since 1995 it is up 578.91% from 9.45 in 1995 (7.08% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 3 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2023, St. Kitts and Nevis' intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) rose 40.61 on 2022 (from 23.55 to 64.16).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2022), the average change was −0.49 and a typical year strayed about 13.47 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 40.61 in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 34.25 in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 9% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, St. Kitts and Nevis had the 1st highest value of the 81 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to St. Kitts and Nevis in the 2023 ranking

• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 2nd of 81: 51.32
• Jamaica — 3rd of 81: 49.44
• Ecuador — 4th of 81: 45.72

What this measures

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.

Limitations: Statistics reported to the United Nations in the context of its various surveys on crime levels and criminal justice trends are incidents of victimization that have been reported to the authorities in any given country. That means that this data is subject to the problems of accuracy of all official crime data. The survey results provide an overview of trends and interrelationships between various parts of the criminal justice system to promote informed decision-making in administration, nationally and internationally. The degree to which different societies apportion the level of culpability to acts resulting in death is also subject to variation.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a aggregate values are computed by unodc. for additional information, please see the unodc website: https://dataunodc.un.org/sites/dataunodc.un.org/files/metadata_intentional_homicide.pdf.

All 26 values

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 10.72 (2023)
• Argentina — 4.49 (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 32.2 (2022)
• Barbados — 7.44 (2023)
• Belize — 28.06 (2022)
• Brazil — 19.28 (2023)
• Cayman Islands — 4.37 (2020)
• Chile — 6.35 (2023)
• Colombia — 24.91 (2023)
• Costa Rica — 17.75 (2023)

More public sector data for St. Kitts and Nevis

• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 122.7 million (2020)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 5.14% (2020)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) — -53.7 million (2020)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) — -2.25% (2020)
• Grants and other revenue (current LCU) — 348.4 million (2020)
• Grants and other revenue (% of revenue) — 49.25% (2020)
• Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) — 679.2 million (2020)
• Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) — 28.46% (2020)
• Taxes on goods and services (current LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is St. Kitts and Nevis's intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)?

64.16 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1995?

It is up 578.91% from 9.45 in 1995 (7.08% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 72.52 in 2011 and the lowest 6.63 in 2000.

How does St. Kitts and Nevis rank?

1st highest of 81 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) unusual for St. Kitts and Nevis?

In 2023, St. Kitts and Nevis' intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) rose 40.61 on 2022 (from 23.55 to 64.16). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2022), the average change was −0.49 and a typical year strayed about 13.47 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator VC.IHR.PSRC.P5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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