Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) in Dominica
Dominica: Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) was 9.03 per 100,000 female in 2023. ▲ Rising
Intentional homicides, female in Dominica, 2001–2023
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for intentional homicides, female in Dominica is 9.03 per 100,000 female, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides, female in Dominica peaked at 9.03 per 100,000 female in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.83 per 100,000 female, in 2015.
Dominica ranks 4th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) in Dominica, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.9 per 100,000 female | — |
| 2003 | 6.63 per 100,000 female | +128.3% |
| 2008 | 5.8 per 100,000 female | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 5.45 per 100,000 female | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 5.66 per 100,000 female | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 2.83 per 100,000 female | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 2.87 per 100,000 female | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.86 per 100,000 female | +104.0% |
| 2018 | 5.89 per 100,000 female | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.96 per 100,000 female | -49.8% |
| 2020 | 2.97 per 100,000 female | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.97 per 100,000 female | +101.1% |
| 2022 | 9 per 100,000 female | +50.7% |
| 2023 | 9.03 per 100,000 female | +0.3% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 9.03 per 100,000 female is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84 per 100,000 female, 4.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 9.03 per 100,000 female is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.71 per 100,000 female, 2.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +128.3% | 2.9 per 100,000 female | 6.63 per 100,000 female |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.11 per 100,000 female | 2.9 per 100,000 female | 6.63 per 100,000 female | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.5 per 100,000 female | 2.83 per 100,000 female | 5.89 per 100,000 female | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.74 per 100,000 female | 2.97 per 100,000 female | 9.03 per 100,000 female | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 1 South Africa 12.2 per 100,000 female compare
- 2 Guyana 11.56 per 100,000 female compare
- 3 Saint Lucia 9.92 per 100,000 female compare
- 5 Haiti 8.73 per 100,000 female compare
- 6 Jamaica 8.22 per 100,000 female compare
- 7 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.21 per 100,000 female compare
More public sector data for Dominica
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 3.68 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 205.32 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 1.57 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0.0001 units per person (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides, female in Dominica?
- Intentional homicides, female in Dominica was 9.03 per 100,000 female in 2023, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 9.03 per 100,000 female in 2023.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.83 per 100,000 female in 2015.
- How does Dominica rank for intentional homicides, female?
- Dominica ranks 4th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is intentional homicides, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as part of Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.