Countries in North America by homicide rate
Intentional homicides in a year for every 100,000 people, from police and health records collected by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. Records are uneven, so figures up to seven years old are shown. 23 countries in North America, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2023
Median country
23.4
half above, half below| # | Country | Per 100,000 people | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 64.2 | 2023 | Caribbean |
| 2 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 51.3 | 2023 | Caribbean |
| 3 |  Jamaica | 49.4 | 2023 | Caribbean |
| 4 |  Haiti | 41.2 | 2023 | Caribbean |
| 5 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 40.4 | 2022 | Caribbean |
| 6 |  Saint Lucia | 39.0 | 2023 | Caribbean |
| 7 |  Bahamas | 32.2 | 2022 | Caribbean |
| 8 |  Honduras | 31.4 | 2023 | Central America |
| 9 |  Belize | 28.1 | 2022 | Central America |
| 10 |  Dominica | 27.1 | 2023 | Caribbean |
| 11 |  Mexico | 24.9 | 2023 | Central America |
| 12 |  Guatemala | 23.4 | 2023 | Central America |
| 13 |  Costa Rica | 17.7 | 2023 | Central America |
| 14 |  Grenada | 13.7 | 2023 | Caribbean |
| 15 |  Panama | 11.7 | 2023 | Central America |
| 16 |  Nicaragua | 11.3 | 2021 | Central America |
| 17 |  Dominican Republic | 10.9 | 2023 | Caribbean |
| 18 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 10.7 | 2023 | Caribbean |
| 19 |  El Salvador | 7.9 | 2022 | Central America |
| 20 |  Barbados | 7.4 | 2023 | Caribbean |
| 21 |  United States | 5.8 | 2023 | Northern America |
| 22 |  Cuba | 4.5 | 2019 | Caribbean |
| 23 |  Canada | 2.0 | 2023 | Northern America |
Territories and other places
Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed. Highest first.
| Place | Per 100,000 people | Status |
|---|---|---|
 Turks and Caicos Islands | 76.3 | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Saint Martin | 26.9 | Territory of France |
 Puerto Rico | 14.6 | Territory of United States of America |
 Bermuda | 6.2 | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Greenland | 5.4 | Territory of Denmark |
 Cayman Islands | 4.4 | Territory of United Kingdom |
Questions
- Which country in North America has the highest homicide rate?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis has the highest homicide rate in North America: 64.2 homicides per 100,000 people (2023). Next come Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (51.3 homicides per 100,000 people) and Jamaica (49.4 homicides per 100,000 people).
- Which country in North America has the lowest homicide rate?
- Canada, with 2.0 homicides per 100,000 people (2023).
- What is the typical homicide rate of a country in North America?
- The median of the 23 countries in North America is 23.4 homicides per 100,000 people: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- Intentional homicides in a year for every 100,000 people, from police and health records collected by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. Records are uneven, so figures up to seven years old are shown. Source: World Bank, mostly 2023. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 7 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.