Countries with the Highest Murder Rate 2023

Source: World Bank

Countries with the Highest Murder Rate 2023

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Key Findings

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Saint Kitts and Nevis leads in Homicides (per 100,000 People) with 64.16 in 2023.

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Average Homicides (per 100,000 People) in 2023: 27.83 · median: 24.12.

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Gap in 2023: Saint Kitts and Nevis is 5.9× larger than Dominican Republic.

About This Dataset

Countries with the Highest Murder Rate 2023

Countries ranked by homicides (per 100,000 people) in 2023, using World Bank figures for the 83 countries that reported that year. Saint Kitts and Nevis leads on 64.16, ahead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (51.32) and Jamaica (49.44). Intentional homicides per 100,000 people, taken from criminal justice or public health records. Countries count differently - some record every death investigated as a homicide, others only convictions - and several of the worst-affected countries report late or not at all.

Analysis

Saint Kitts and Nevis (64.16), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (51.32) and Jamaica (49.44) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 64.16 down to 10.92, a spread of 53.24. Saint Kitts and Nevis is 1.25 times Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the country in second place. 6 of the 20 reach half the leading figure, 32.08 or more. The chart shows the twenty highest of 83 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.

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20 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

64.16

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Homicides (per 100,000 People) · 2023

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Homicides (per 100,000 People)

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2023

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Methodology & source

Data source: World Bank
Coverage: 20 entities · 2023 · 20 observations
Measure: Homicides (per 100,000 People)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2023.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Homicides (per 100,000 People) · ranked by 2023

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#	Category	2023
🥇	Saint Kitts and Nevis	64.16
🥈	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	51.32
🥉	Jamaica	49.44
4	Ecuador	45.72
5	Haiti	41.15
6	Saint Lucia	39.04
7	Honduras	31.44
8	Dominica	27.06
9	Colombia	24.91
10	Mexico	24.86
11	Guatemala	23.37
12	Brazil	19.28
13	Guyana	19.12
14	Costa Rica	17.75
15	Nigeria	15.75
16	Puerto Rico (US)	14.59
17	Grenada	13.67
18	Panama	11.71
19	Uruguay	11.25
20	Dominican Republic	10.92

Data Sources & References

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1 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 Visit ↗

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