Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Dominica

Number of intentional homicides in Dominica in 2023 — 18 people. Ranked 12 in the world out of 83. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 100%.

2023 18 people −5.26% vs 2022
World rank 12of 83
Period maximum 19 people2017
Period minimum 1 people2001

Trend over time

1998–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Dominica, 1998–2023051015201998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 9 people1999: 7 people2000: 2 people2001: 1 people2002: 9 people2003: 8 people2004: 8 people2005: 8 people2006: 5 people2007: 7 people2008: 7 people2009: 13 people2010: 15 people2011: 6 people2014: 9 people2015: 9 people2016: 16 people2017: 19 people2018: 13 people2019: 13 people2020: 15 people2021: 10 people2022: 19 people2023: 18 people
Change over the period: +9 (+100%) Average annual rate: 2.81 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Dominica

Dominica 18 people
World 423,171 people
Number of intentional homicides — Dominica, by year Dominica All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 18 −1 −5.26%
2022 19 +9 +90%
2021 10 −5 −33.33%
2020 15 +2 +15.38%
2019 13 +0 +0%
2018 13 −6 −31.58%
2017 19 +3 +18.75%
2016 16 +7 +77.78%
2015 9 +0 +0%
2014 9
2011 6 −9 −60%
2010 15 +2 +15.38%
2009 13 +6 +85.71%
2008 7 +0 +0%
2007 7 +2 +40%
2006 5 −3 −37.5%
2005 8 +0 +0%
2004 8 +0 +0%
2003 8 −1 −11.11%
2002 9 +8 +800%
2001 1 −1 −50%
2000 2 −5 −71.43%
1999 7 −2 −22.22%
1998 9

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.