Which has higher female homicide victims, Dominican Republic or Jamaica?

Dominican Republic, at 134 homicides against 118 homicides in Jamaica as of 2023.

What is the difference in female homicide victims between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?

16 homicides, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?

17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

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 victims. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Jamaica: Female homicide victims

Dominican Republic

134 homicides

in 2023

Jamaica

118 homicides

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

36th

Jamaica rank

39th

Female homicide victims over time

Dominican Republic
Jamaica

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 134 homicides against 118 homicides in Jamaica, a difference of 16 homicides.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 36th and Jamaica ranks 39th of 138 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	187.3 homicides	162 homicides	25.3 homicides	Dominican Republic
2010s	186.15 homicides	130.38 homicides	55.77 homicides	Dominican Republic
2020s	139.25 homicides	122 homicides	17.25 homicides	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female homicide victims, Dominican Republic or Jamaica?: Dominican Republic, at 134 homicides against 118 homicides in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in female homicide victims between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?: 16 homicides, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Jamaica rank globally for female homicide victims?: Dominican Republic ranks 36th and Jamaica ranks 39th 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 victims. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Female homicide victims
Unit: homicides
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 138 places, 2,732 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .