Antigua and Barbuda: crime and justice

What is the crime rate in Antigua and Barbuda?

No official recorded crime statistics for Antigua and Barbuda were found online, checked on 15 October 2026. The Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda website offers police reports and crime prevention advice but no crime tables, and the National Bureau of Statistics does not list crime among its subjects.

Recorded crime counts only offences reported to and logged by the police, so changes in any published figures can reflect reporting and police activity as well as crime itself. Check the police and statistics sites for any newer release.

Official sources: Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda · NBS: Subjects

What is the murder rate in Antigua and Barbuda?

10.7 per 100,000: that is the intentional homicide rate in Antigua and Barbuda for 2023, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. Since 2005 it has ranged from 3.3 per 100,000 (2019) to 22.1 per 100,000 (2017). Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 19.1 per 100,000, and Antigua and Barbuda placed 19th highest of 25. Worldwide: 20th of 79.

How many women are killed in Antigua and Barbuda?

The latest figure from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, for 2023, is 2.0 per 100,000. No year since 2008 has been lower. Latin America & Caribbean median: 3.4 per 100,000; Antigua and Barbuda is 20th highest of 25. Of 78 countries with 2023 data, 26th highest.

What is the male homicide rate in Antigua and Barbuda?

20.3 per 100,000: that is the homicide rate for men in Antigua and Barbuda for 2023, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. Since 2008 it has ranged from 4.6 per 100,000 (2019) to 41.9 per 100,000 (2017). It is 17th highest of 25 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 33.1 per 100,000. World rank, highest first: 18th of 78.