Intentional homicides in Barbados
Barbados: Intentional homicides was 7.44 per 100,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Intentional homicides in Barbados, 1990–2023
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 7.44 per 100,000 people for intentional homicides in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.2% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides in Barbados peaked at 17.07 per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.49 per 100,000 people, in 1995.
That places Barbados 43rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.53 per 100,000 people | 6.49 per 100,000 people | 13.15 per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.56 per 100,000 people | 6.93 per 100,000 people | 12.96 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.33 per 100,000 people | 7.87 per 100,000 people | 17.07 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.14 per 100,000 people | 7.44 per 100,000 people | 15.23 per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 40 British Virgin Islands 8.17 per 100,000 people compare
- 41 Seychelles 7.97 per 100,000 people compare
- 42 El Salvador 7.9 per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Kiribati 7.12 per 100,000 people compare
- 45 Cape Verde 6.99 per 100,000 people compare
- 46 Paraguay 6.78 per 100,000 people compare
More public sector data for Barbados
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2009)
- Tax revenue 23.4% (2016)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 30.0% (2016)
- Taxes on goods and services 45.9% (2016)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 1.1% (2016)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -4.1% (2016)
- Interest payments 25.6% (2016)
- Grants and other revenue 7.5% (2016)
- Interest payments 22.5% (2016)
- Other taxes 8.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides in Barbados?
- Intentional homicides in Barbados was 7.44 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 17.07 per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.49 per 100,000 people in 1995.
- How does Barbados rank for intentional homicides?
- Barbados ranks 43rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is intentional homicides rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as part of Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.