Intentional homicides, female in North America
North America: Intentional homicides, female was 2.4 per 100,000 female in 2023. ▲ Rising
Intentional homicides, female in North America, 2010–2023
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 North America is 2.4 per 100,000 female, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides, female in North America peaked at 2.8 per 100,000 female in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.9 per 100,000 female, in 2013.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Intentional homicides, female in North America, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 per 100,000 female | — |
| 2011 | 2 per 100,000 female | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 per 100,000 female | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.9 per 100,000 female | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9 per 100,000 female | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9 per 100,000 female | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1 per 100,000 female | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 2.1 per 100,000 female | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1 per 100,000 female | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 per 100,000 female | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 2.4 per 100,000 female | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 2.8 per 100,000 female | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 2.6 per 100,000 female | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 2.4 per 100,000 female | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2 per 100,000 female | 1.9 per 100,000 female | 2.1 per 100,000 female | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 per 100,000 female | 2.4 per 100,000 female | 2.8 per 100,000 female | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 3 Saint Lucia 9.92 per 100,000 female compare
- 4 Dominica 9.03 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
- 8 British Virgin Islands 8.12 per 100,000 female
- 9 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.06 per 100,000 female compare
More public sector data for North America
- Arms imports 1.36 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 56.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.36 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,692 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0325 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.03 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 48.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides, female in North America?
- Intentional homicides, female in North America was 2.4 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 per 100,000 female in 2021.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 per 100,000 female in 2013.
- How does North America rank for intentional homicides, female?
- North America ranks 6th out of 14 groups with data for 2023.
- Is intentional homicides, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.