Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — British Virgin Islands

Number of intentional homicides in the British Virgin Islands in 2006 — 2 people. Ranked 9 in the world out of 135. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 100%.

2006 2 people −50% vs 2004
World rank 9of 135
Period maximum 4 people2004
Period minimum 0 people1991

Trend over time

1990–2006 · people

Number of intentional homicides — British Virgin Islands, 1990–2006012341990199219941996199820002002200420061990: 1 people1991: 0 people1992: 0 people1993: 0 people1994: 0 people1995: 2 people1996: 2 people1999: 1 people2001: 1 people2002: 1 people2003: 2 people2004: 4 people2006: 2 people
Change over the period: +1 (+100%) Average annual rate: 4.43 %

Comparison, 2006

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands 2 people
World 416,647 people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 113,064 people
Caribbean computed 5,535 people
High-income countries computed 56,949 people
Number of intentional homicides — British Virgin Islands, by year British Virgin Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2006 2
2004 4 +2 +100%
2003 2 +1 +100%
2002 1 +0 +0%
2001 1
1999 1
1996 2 +0 +0%
1995 2 +2
1994 0 +0
1993 0 +0
1992 0 +0
1991 0 −1 −100%
1990 1

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.