Americas Homicide Rate Ranking (2021)
In 2021, homicide rate in the Americas was highest in Jamaica at 52.13 per 100,000, followed by Saint Lucia at 38.96 per 100,000 and Honduras at 38.34 per 100,000. The average homicide rate across countries in the Americas was 16.73 per 100,000, the median was 13.41 per 100,000, and Canada recorded the lowest homicide rate at 2.07 per 100,000, according to the World Bank.
Data is available for the period 1990 to 2021 across 38 countries in Americas.
Frequency : Yearly
| Rank | Country | Current Value ↓ | Previous Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52.13 | 47.26 | 2021 | |
| 2 | 38.96 | 29.01 | 2021 | |
| 3 | 38.34 | 35.79 | 2021 | |
| 4 | 31.25 | 25.83 | 2021 | |
| 5 | 30.67 | 31.54 | 2021 | |
| 6 | 29.41 | 20.99 | 2021 | |
| 7 | 29.36 | 26.28 | 2021 | |
| 8 | 29.17 | 17.96 | 2021 | |
| 9 | 28.18 | 29.19 | 2021 | |
| 10 | 27.48 | 24.24 | 2021 | |
| 11 | 22.38 | 20.81 | 2020 | |
| 12 | 19.99 | 18.96 | 2021 | |
| 13 | 19.31 | 29.43 | 2021 | |
| 14 | 18.17 | 21.31 | 2021 | |
| 15 | 17.16 | 9.71 | 2021 | |
| 16 | 16.99 | 19.22 | 2020 | |
| 17 | 16.28 | 19.69 | 2021 | |
| 18 | 14.02 | 7.8 | 2021 | |
| 19 | 13.81 | 20.83 | 2021 | |
| 20 | 13.01 | 11.32 | 2021 | |
| 21 | 12.73 | 11.64 | 2021 | |
| 22 | 11.41 | 11.13 | 2021 | |
| 23 | 11.38 | 14.61 | 2021 | |
| 24 | 11.01 | 7.73 | 2021 | |
| 25 | 10.91 | 10.93 | 2021 | |
| 26 | 10.54 | 8.74 | 2021 | |
| 27 | 8.9 | 9.86 | 2021 | |
| 28 | 7.83 | 7.27 | 2021 | |
| 29 | 6.81 | 6.42 | 2021 | |
| 30 | 5.71 | 7.27 | 2020 | |
| 31 | 5.71 | 9.06 | 2021 | |
| 32 | 4.62 | 5.37 | 2021 | |
| 33 | 4.46 | 3.02 | 2020 | |
| 34 | 4.42 | 4.33 | 2019 | |
| 35 | 4.01 | 11.32 | 2021 | |
| 36 | 3.63 | 4.8 | 2021 | |
| 37 | 3.49 | 3.49 | 2021 | |
| 38 | 2.07 | 2 | 2021 |
Americas Homicide Rate Ranking (2021) : Definition
Homicide Rate measures the number of intentional homicides recorded in the reporting year per 100,000 people.