Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 40.61 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
40.61 per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
7th
of 192 countries
All-time high
40.61 per 100,000 people
in 2024
All-time low
14.5 per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Saint Lucia stood at 40.61 per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 108.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Saint Lucia peaked at 40.61 per 100,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.5 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Saint Lucia ranks 7th 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.5 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 21.22 per 100,000 people | +46.3% |
| 2002 | 25.98 per 100,000 people | +22.4% |
| 2003 | 22.09 per 100,000 people | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 22.53 per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 24.78 per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 25.8 per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 17.29 per 100,000 people | -33.0% |
| 2008 | 23.1 per 100,000 people | +33.6% |
| 2009 | 22.96 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 25.75 per 100,000 people | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 26.78 per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 22.6 per 100,000 people | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 19.03 per 100,000 people | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 19.52 per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 16.01 per 100,000 people | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 17.08 per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 27.79 per 100,000 people | +62.7% |
| 2018 | 20.9 per 100,000 people | -24.8% |
| 2019 | 25.89 per 100,000 people | +23.9% |
| 2020 | 29.17 per 100,000 people | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 39.21 per 100,000 people | +34.4% |
| 2022 | 36.92 per 100,000 people | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 39.04 per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 40.61 per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 40.61 per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.98 per 100,000 people, 13.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 40.61 per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.92 per 100,000 people, 2.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.02 per 100,000 people | 14.5 per 100,000 people | 25.98 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.13 per 100,000 people | 16.01 per 100,000 people | 27.79 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.99 per 100,000 people | 29.17 per 100,000 people | 40.61 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 51.32 per 100,000 people compare
- 5 United States Virgin Islands 49.86 per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 41.52 per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Jamaica 40.36 per 100,000 people compare
- 9 South Africa 39.72 per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Ecuador 38.95 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Saint Lucia
- Red List Index 0.714 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 92.62 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 277.32 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 32 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Saint Lucia?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Saint Lucia was 40.61 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.61 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Saint Lucia ranks 7th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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