Haiti: crime and justice

How many people are killed by violence in Haiti?

At least 1,408 people were killed and 656 injured in Haiti from April to June 2026, according to the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). In the first quarter of 2026, BINUH reported more than 1,600 people killed.

BINUH documents victims of gang violence, of security force operations and of other armed actors; gang attacks accounted for 55% of those killed or injured in the second quarter. Its counts are minimum figures based on verified cases. The IHSI public security page was marked as pending on 15 October 2026.

Official sources: BINUH: second quarter 2026 report · BINUH: first quarter 2026 report

How many kidnappings are there in Haiti?

At least 81 people were kidnapped in Haiti from April to June 2026, up from 57 in the previous quarter, according to the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH).

BINUH also documented at least 796 victims of gang-related rape in the quarter, including 772 women and 23 girls. Its quarterly human rights reports count verified cases only, so actual numbers may be higher. BINUH notes 14 cases of alleged summary executions involving police members in the quarter, fewer than in the same period of 2025.

Official sources: BINUH: second quarter 2026 report

What is the murder rate in Haiti?

The latest figure from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, for 2023, is 41.2 per 100,000. No year since 2007 has been higher. Latin America & Caribbean median: 19.1 per 100,000; Haiti is 5th highest of 25. Worldwide: 5th of 79.

What is the female homicide rate in Haiti?

According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, the homicide rate for women in Haiti was 8.7 per 100,000 in 2023. That is the highest since at least 2013. Latin America & Caribbean median: 3.4 per 100,000; Haiti is 4th highest of 25. Worldwide: 4th of 78.

How many men are killed in Haiti?

In 2023, the homicide rate for men in Haiti was 74.2 per 100,000, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2013. It is 5th highest of 25 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 33.1 per 100,000. Worldwide: 5th of 78.

How many people have been killed in fighting in Haiti?

According to the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, battle-related deaths in Haiti was 193 in 2024. That compares with 207 in 2004. Worldwide: 22nd of 41.