Female homicide victims in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Female homicide victims was 9 homicides in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Female homicide victims in Saint Lucia, 1990–2023
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.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 9 homicides for female homicide victims in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Saint Lucia peaked at 9 homicides in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides, in 1993.
Saint Lucia ranks 93rd 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 victims in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 3 homicides | -40.0% |
| 1992 | 3 homicides | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0 homicides | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 3 homicides | — |
| 1995 | 3 homicides | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 homicides | -66.7% |
| 1997 | 5 homicides | +400.0% |
| 1998 | 2 homicides | -60.0% |
| 1999 | 2 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.46 homicides | +23.2% |
| 2002 | 6.63 homicides | +169.1% |
| 2003 | 2.12 homicides | -68.1% |
| 2004 | 3.89 homicides | +83.9% |
| 2009 | 6.09 homicides | +56.5% |
| 2010 | 5.5 homicides | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 7.32 homicides | +33.1% |
| 2012 | 6.32 homicides | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 5 homicides | -20.9% |
| 2014 | 0 homicides | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 5 homicides | — |
| 2016 | 2 homicides | -60.0% |
| 2017 | 4 homicides | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 4 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 homicides | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 5 homicides | — |
| 2021 | 8 homicides | +60.0% |
| 2022 | 9 homicides | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 9 homicides | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 9 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68 homicides, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 9 homicides is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55 homicides, 16% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7 homicides | 0 homicides | 5 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.24 homicides | 2.12 homicides | 6.63 homicides | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.91 homicides | 0 homicides | 7.32 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.75 homicides | 5 homicides | 9 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More gender data for Saint Lucia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 29.85 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9128 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 151.51 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 151.51 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2859 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 974 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 980 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,007 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Saint Lucia?
- Female homicide victims in Saint Lucia was 9 homicides 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 victims recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 9 homicides in 2022.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides in 1993.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for female homicide victims?
- Saint Lucia ranks 93rd out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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 victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .