In 2017, it was estimated that almost 26 people were murdered for every 100,000 inhabitants in Dominica. The homicide rate registered in this Caribbean island has increased nearly 18 percent when compared to the previous year, when it stood at 21.8 victims per 100,000 population. In Dominica, the murder rate has been escalating in recent years. The lowest rates in the indicated time period stood below ten murders per 100,000 inhabitants, registered in 2007 and 2008.
Homicide rate in Dominica between 2007 and 2017
(in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)
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UNODC. (August 20, 2019). Homicide rate in Dominica between 2007 and 2017 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040948/homicide-rate-dominica/
UNODC. "Homicide rate in Dominica between 2007 and 2017 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. August 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040948/homicide-rate-dominica/
UNODC. (2019). Homicide rate in Dominica between 2007 and 2017 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040948/homicide-rate-dominica/
UNODC. "Homicide Rate in Dominica between 2007 and 2017 (in Number of Homicides per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040948/homicide-rate-dominica/
UNODC, Homicide rate in Dominica between 2007 and 2017 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040948/homicide-rate-dominica/ (last visited May 20, 2022)
