Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Bahamas
Bahamas: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 29.9 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.9 per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
11th
of 192 countries
All-time high
37.89 per 100,000 people
in 2015
All-time low
12.95 per 100,000 people
in 2004
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Bahamas, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Bahamas is 29.9 per 100,000 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Bahamas peaked at 37.89 per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.95 per 100,000 people, in 2004.
Bahamas ranks 11th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.85 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 13.12 per 100,000 people | -42.6% |
| 2002 | 15.68 per 100,000 people | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 14.9 per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 12.95 per 100,000 people | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 15.12 per 100,000 people | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 17.51 per 100,000 people | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 22.08 per 100,000 people | +26.1% |
| 2008 | 20.38 per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 23.98 per 100,000 people | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 25.58 per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 34.16 per 100,000 people | +33.5% |
| 2012 | 29.3 per 100,000 people | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 31.4 per 100,000 people | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 31.91 per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 37.89 per 100,000 people | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 28.6 per 100,000 people | -24.5% |
| 2017 | 31.24 per 100,000 people | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 23.17 per 100,000 people | -25.8% |
| 2019 | 24.07 per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 18.44 per 100,000 people | -23.4% |
| 2021 | 30.02 per 100,000 people | +62.8% |
| 2022 | 32.2 per 100,000 people | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 27.54 per 100,000 people | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 29.9 per 100,000 people | +8.6% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 29.9 per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 per 100,000 people, 26.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 29.9 per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.92 per 100,000 people, 1.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.86 per 100,000 people | 12.95 per 100,000 people | 23.98 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.73 per 100,000 people | 23.17 per 100,000 people | 37.89 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.62 per 100,000 people | 18.44 per 100,000 people | 32.2 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More development goals data for Bahamas
- Red List Index 0.7348 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 310.18 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 81.32 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 1 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 48 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Bahamas?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Bahamas was 29.9 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 37.89 per 100,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.95 per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Bahamas rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Bahamas ranks 11th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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