Intentional homicides in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia recorded 39.0 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2023.

Measure: Intentional homicide rate (UNODC) Unit: Victims per 100,000 people Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Saint Lucia, 2023 39.0 Victims per 100,000 people
Change from 2022 +2.1per 100,000 people 2022: 36.9 per 100,000 people
World, 2023 5.2 per 100,000 people Official aggregate

Intentional homicides in Saint Lucia 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), 1999 to 2023
Period Saint LuciaWorld
2023 39.0 per 100,000 people 5.2 per 100,000 people
2022 36.9 per 100,000 people 5.3 per 100,000 people
2021 39.2 per 100,000 people 5.5 per 100,000 people
2020 29.2 per 100,000 people 5.3 per 100,000 people
2019 25.9 per 100,000 people 5.4 per 100,000 people
2018 20.9 per 100,000 people 5.7 per 100,000 people
2017 27.8 per 100,000 people 5.9 per 100,000 people
2016 17.1 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2015 16.0 per 100,000 people 5.9 per 100,000 people
2014 19.5 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2013 19.0 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2012 22.6 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2011 26.8 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2010 25.7 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2009 23.0 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2008 23.1 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2007 17.3 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2006 25.8 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2005 24.8 per 100,000 people 6.3 per 100,000 people
2004 22.5 per 100,000 people 6.5 per 100,000 people
2003 22.1 per 100,000 people 6.7 per 100,000 people
2002 26.0 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2001 21.2 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2000 14.5 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
1999 10.2 per 100,000 people –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.1 from 36.9 per 100,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 19.0 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +20.0.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 5.2 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 2023 for Saint Lucia
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