St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 58.38% from 32.4 in 2018 (9.63% a year on average, compounded). Since 1990 it is up 421.67% from 9.84 in 1990 (5.13% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 5 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2023, St. Vincent and the Grenadines' intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) rose 10.16 on 2022 (from 41.16 to 51.32).

Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2022), the average change was +0.63 and a typical year strayed about 9.21 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 18.01 in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 21.45 in 2008. 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 15% 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. Vincent and the Grenadines had the 3rd 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. Vincent and the Grenadines in the 2023 ranking

• St. Kitts and Nevis — 1st of 81: 64.16
• Jamaica — 3rd of 81: 49.44
• Ecuador — 4th of 81: 45.72
• Haiti — 5th of 81: 41.15

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 29 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. Vincent and the Grenadines

• Grants and other revenue (current LCU) — 68.92 million (2017)
• Grants and other revenue (% of revenue) — 11.27% (2017)
• Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) — 582.62 million (2017)
• Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) — 25.57% (2017)
• Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) — 265.65 million (2017)
• Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) — 43.46% (2017)
• Taxes on goods and services (% of industry and services value added) — 14.92% (2017)
• Customs and other import duties (current LCU) — 70.26 million (2017)

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Questions people ask

What is St. Vincent and the Grenadines's intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)?

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

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 421.67% from 9.84 in 1990 (5.13% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 51.32 in 2023 and the lowest 7.95 in 1997.

How does St. Vincent and the Grenadines rank?

3rd highest of 81 economies with data for 2023.

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

In 2023, St. Vincent and the Grenadines' intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) rose 10.16 on 2022 (from 41.16 to 51.32). Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2022), the average change was +0.63 and a typical year strayed about 9.21 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

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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