Jamaica vs Saint Lucia: Female homicide rate
Jamaica
8.22 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Saint Lucia
9.92 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Jamaica rank
7th
Saint Lucia rank
4th
Female homicide rate over time
- Jamaica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 9.92 homicides per 100,000 population against 8.22 homicides per 100,000 population in Jamaica, a difference of 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 7th and Saint Lucia ranks 4th of 138 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.14 homicides per 100,000 population | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 9.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.65 homicides per 100,000 population | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 8.51 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide rate, Jamaica or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 9.92 homicides per 100,000 population against 8.22 homicides per 100,000 population in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Saint Lucia rank globally for female homicide rate?
- Jamaica ranks 7th and Saint Lucia ranks 4th of 138 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Female homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .