Female homicide rate in Grenada
Grenada: Female homicide rate was 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Female homicide rate in Grenada, 2005–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female homicide rate in Grenada is 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.1% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Grenada peaked at 9.01 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2023.
Grenada ranks 55th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Female homicide rate in Grenada, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.55 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2006 | 5.54 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.68 homicides per 100,000 population | -33.5% |
| 2008 | 3.67 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.49 homicides per 100,000 population | +49.6% |
| 2010 | 3.65 homicides per 100,000 population | -33.5% |
| 2011 | 1.82 homicides per 100,000 population | -50.2% |
| 2012 | 9.01 homicides per 100,000 population | +396.3% |
| 2013 | 3.58 homicides per 100,000 population | -60.3% |
| 2014 | 5.33 homicides per 100,000 population | +49.0% |
| 2015 | 3.53 homicides per 100,000 population | -33.7% |
| 2016 | 8.79 homicides per 100,000 population | +148.7% |
| 2017 | 3.5 homicides per 100,000 population | -60.2% |
| 2018 | 1.74 homicides per 100,000 population | -50.2% |
| 2019 | 1.74 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.19 homicides per 100,000 population | +198.8% |
| 2021 | 1.72 homicides per 100,000 population | -66.8% |
| 2022 | 3.44 homicides per 100,000 population | +99.4% |
| 2023 | 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population | -50.1% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 homicides per 100,000 population, 91% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.52 homicides per 100,000 population, 49% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female homicide rate in Grenada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +396.3% | 1.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.01 homicides per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.78 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.67 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.55 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.02 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.19 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 52 Lithuania 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 53 Belarus 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 54 Tanzania 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 56 Panama 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 57 Turkey 1.68 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 58 Argentina 1.58 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Grenada
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 645 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 669 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 655 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 679 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 665 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 690 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 675 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 700 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 684 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 710 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Grenada?
- Female homicide rate in Grenada was 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female homicide rate recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 9.01 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- How does Grenada rank for female homicide rate?
- Grenada ranks 55th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Female homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .