Intentional homicides, female in Dominica
Dominica: Intentional homicides, 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 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% |
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
- 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)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0.0049 units per square kilometre (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 0 units per person (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices 0.2501 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 0.0021 units per square kilometre (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.