Jamaica Crime Rate & Statistics 1990-2023 (2024)

Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.

  • Jamaica crime rate & statistics for 2020 was 44.95, a 1.1% decline from 2019.
  • Jamaica crime rate & statistics for 2019 was 45.45, a 3.48% increase from 2018.
  • Jamaica crime rate & statistics for 2018 was 43.92, a 22.11% decline from 2017.
  • Jamaica crime rate & statistics for 2017 was 56.39, a 21.03% increase from 2016.

Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country NamePer 100K Population
Jamaica44.95
South Africa33.46
Mexico28.37
St. Lucia28.32
Belize25.65
Colombia22.64
Brazil22.45
Dominica20.84
Guyana19.96
Guatemala17.47
Grenada12.44
Namibia11.92
Costa Rica11.19
Suriname9.38
Dominican Republic8.86
Ecuador7.78
Russia7.33
Paraguay6.74
Kazakhstan3.23
Montenegro2.87
Mauritius2.75
Turkey2.48
Azerbaijan2.27
Fiji2.23
Albania2.12
Lebanon1.88
Armenia1.75
Romania1.46
Algeria1.32
Bosnia1.31
Jordan1.20
Serbia1.02
Bulgaria0.99
Jamaica Crime Rate & Statistics - Historical Data
YearPer 100K PopulationAnnual % Change
202044.95-1.10%
201945.453.48%
201843.92-22.11%
201756.3921.03%
201646.5911.41%
201541.8219.64%
201434.95-16.87%
201342.058.44%
201238.77-3.29%
201140.09-22.13%
201051.49-14.47%
200960.203.43%
200858.201.71%
200757.2217.62%
200648.65-20.37%
200561.0913.18%
200453.9850.01%
200335.99-7.27%
200238.81-8.87%
200142.5827.45%
200033.413.00%
199932.44-1.48%
199832.93-18.04%
199740.1711.12%
199636.1517.43%
199530.7911.62%
199427.584.30%
199326.442.97%
199225.6810.68%
199123.203.22%
199022.483.22%
Jamaica Crime Rate & Statistics 1990-2023 (2024)
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