Intentional homicides - Jamaica
Value & RankThe Intentional homicides of Jamaica is 39.3 (per 100,000 people) with a global rank of 7.
Jamaica compared to other CountriesThe Intentional homicides of Jamaica is similar to that of Venezuela, Virgin Islands, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Lesotho, Swaziland, St. Kitts and Nevis, South Africa, Colombia with a respective Intentional homicides of 53.7, 52.6, 44.7, 41.2, 39.9, 38.0, 33.8, 33.6, 31.0, 30.8 (per 100,000 people) and a global rank of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.10 years declineJamaica's Intentional homicides had a negative growth (decline) of 1.26 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Last 10 years averageJamaica had an average Intentional homicides of 50.6 (per 100,000 people) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Jamaica during the Great RecessionJamaica's Intentional homicides had a positive growth of 23.9% during the Great RecessionJamaica since the end of the Great RecessionJamaica's Intentional homicides had a negative growth (decline) of 36.2% since the end of the Great Recession
Jamaica compared to other CountriesThe Intentional homicides of Jamaica is similar to that of Venezuela, Virgin Islands, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Lesotho, Swaziland, St. Kitts and Nevis, South Africa, Colombia with a respective Intentional homicides of 53.7, 52.6, 44.7, 41.2, 39.9, 38.0, 33.8, 33.6, 31.0, 30.8 (per 100,000 people) and a global rank of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.10 years declineJamaica's Intentional homicides had a negative growth (decline) of 1.26 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Last 10 years averageJamaica had an average Intentional homicides of 50.6 (per 100,000 people) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Jamaica during the Great RecessionJamaica's Intentional homicides had a positive growth of 23.9% during the Great RecessionJamaica since the end of the Great RecessionJamaica's Intentional homicides had a negative growth (decline) of 36.2% since the end of the Great Recession
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1995 | 31.7 |
1996 | 37.2 |
1997 | 41.4 |
1998 | 33.9 |
1999 | 33.4 |
2000 | 34.4 |
2001 | 43.7 |
2002 | 39.8 |
2003 | 36.8 |
2004 | 55.2 |
2005 | 62.4 |
2006 | 49.7 |
2007 | 58.5 |
2008 | 59.5 |
2009 | 61.6 |
2010 | 52.6 |
2011 | 41.1 |
2012 | 39.3 |
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Venezuela | 2 | 53.7 |
Virgin Islands | 3 | 52.6 |
Belize | 4 | 44.7 |
El Salvador | 5 | 41.2 |
Guatemala | 6 | 39.9 |
Jamaica | 7 | 39.3 |
Lesotho | 8 | 38.0 |
Swaziland | 9 | 33.8 |
St. Kitts and Nevis | 10 | 33.6 |
South Africa | 11 | 31.0 |
Colombia | 12 | 30.8 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators