Turks and Caicos Islands: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

Key figures

Since 1992 it is up 890.09% from 7.71 in 1992 (7.94% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 15 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2022, Turks and Caicos Islands' intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) rose 45.4 on 2021 (from 30.94 to 76.34).

Across the 10 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2021), the average change was −0.15 and a typical year strayed about 10.93 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 45.4 in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 20.88 in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

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

How it compares

In 2022, Turks and Caicos Islands had the 1st highest value of the 23 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 Turks and Caicos Islands in the 2022 ranking

• South Africa — 2nd of 23: 43.72
• Trinidad and Tobago — 3rd of 23: 40.44
• Bahamas, The — 4th of 23: 32.2

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 16 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 Turks and Caicos Islands

• Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) — 50 (2024)
• Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) — 28.2 (2024)
• Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%) — 94.32% (2022)

Every indicator for Turks and Caicos Islands is on the Turks and Caicos Islands data page.

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Questions people ask

What is Turks and Caicos Islands's intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)?

76.34 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1992?

It is up 890.09% from 7.71 in 1992 (7.94% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 76.34 in 2022 and the lowest 5.71 in 2014.

How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank?

1st highest of 23 economies with data for 2022.

Is the latest change in intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) unusual for Turks and Caicos Islands?

In 2022, Turks and Caicos Islands' intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) rose 45.4 on 2021 (from 30.94 to 76.34). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2021), the average change was −0.15 and a typical year strayed about 10.93 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.2 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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