Dominica: crime and justice
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What is the homicide rate in Dominica?
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime puts the intentional homicide rate in Dominica at 27.1 per 100,000 in 2023. Its high point since 2005 was 2022, at 28.4 per 100,000; its low point was 2006, at 7.3 per 100,000. It is 8th highest of 25 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 19.1 per 100,000. Of 79 countries with 2023 data, 8th highest.
How many women are murdered in Dominica?
9.0 per 100,000: that is the homicide rate for women in Dominica for 2023, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. That is the highest since at least 2008. It is 3rd highest of 25 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 3.4 per 100,000. Of 78 countries with 2023 data, 3rd highest.
How many men are killed in Dominica?
According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, the homicide rate for men in Dominica was 45.0 per 100,000 in 2023. Since 2008 it has ranged from 14.5 per 100,000 (2008) to 49.5 per 100,000 (2017). Latin America & Caribbean median: 33.1 per 100,000; Dominica is 9th highest of 25. Worldwide: 9th of 78.
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