# Intentional homicide rate in Jamaica

Intentional homicide rate in Jamaica was 49.4 per 100,000 people in 2023. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `homicide_rate`
- Place id: `jm`
- Unit: per 100,000 people
- Definition: Intentional homicides per 100,000 people: unlawful deaths inflicted on a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury. World Bank series from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- Note: Excludes deaths in armed conflict. Countries record and classify killings differently, and not every country reports every year, so coverage is uneven.
- Source: World Bank, Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people (VC.IHR.PSRC.P5) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people (VC.IHR.PSRC.P5). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/homicide-rate/jamaica
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=homicide_rate&place=jm

| Period | per 100,000 people |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 49.4 |
| 2022 | 53.1 |
| 2021 | 51.9 |
| 2020 | 47.1 |
| 2019 | 47.5 |
| 2018 | 45.7 |
| 2017 | 58.5 |
| 2016 | 48.2 |
| 2015 | 43.1 |
| 2014 | 36 |
| 2013 | 43.2 |
| 2012 | 39.7 |
| 2011 | 41 |
| 2010 | 52.6 |
| 2009 | 61.5 |
| 2008 | 59.4 |
| 2007 | 58.4 |
| 2006 | 49.6 |
| 2005 | 62.3 |
| 2004 | 55 |
| 2003 | 36.7 |
| 2002 | 39.6 |
| 2001 | 43.4 |
| 2000 | 34 |
| 1999 | 33 |
| 1998 | 33.4 |
| 1997 | 40.7 |
| 1996 | 36.6 |
| 1995 | 31.2 |
| 1994 | 28 |
| 1993 | 26.8 |
| 1992 | 26.1 |
| 1991 | 23.6 |
| 1990 | 22.9 |