Intentional homicides in Bahamas

Bahamas recorded 32.2 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest since 2015.

Measure: Intentional homicide rate (UNODC) Unit: Victims per 100,000 people Data: 1990 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Bahamas, 2022 32.2 Victims per 100,000 people
Change from 2021 +2.2per 100,000 people 2021: 30.0 per 100,000 people
World, 2022 5.3 per 100,000 people Official aggregate

Intentional homicides in Bahamas over time

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Victims per 100,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Intentional homicide rate (UNODC) (victims per 100,000 people), 2000 to 2023
Period BahamasWorld
2023 – 5.2 per 100,000 people
2022 32.2 per 100,000 people 5.3 per 100,000 people
2021 30.0 per 100,000 people 5.5 per 100,000 people
2020 18.4 per 100,000 people 5.3 per 100,000 people
2019 24.1 per 100,000 people 5.4 per 100,000 people
2018 23.2 per 100,000 people 5.7 per 100,000 people
2017 31.2 per 100,000 people 5.9 per 100,000 people
2016 28.6 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2015 37.9 per 100,000 people 5.9 per 100,000 people
2014 31.9 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2013 31.4 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2012 29.3 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2011 34.2 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2010 25.6 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2009 24.0 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2008 20.4 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2007 22.1 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2006 17.5 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2005 15.1 per 100,000 people 6.3 per 100,000 people
2004 12.9 per 100,000 people 6.5 per 100,000 people
2003 14.9 per 100,000 people 6.7 per 100,000 people
2002 15.7 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2001 13.1 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2000 22.9 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.2 from 30.0 per 100,000 people in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 29.3 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +2.9.
  • The figure for the world in 2022 was 5.3 per 100,000 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2022 for Bahamas
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime