Belize Crime Rate & Statistics 2000-2024

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.
  • Belize crime rate & statistics for 2021 was 31.25, a 20.98% increase from 2020.
  • Belize crime rate & statistics for 2020 was 25.83, a 25% decline from 2019.
  • Belize crime rate & statistics for 2019 was 34.44, a 7.99% decline from 2018.
  • Belize crime rate & statistics for 2018 was 37.43, a 1.24% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Per 100K Population
Jamaica 52.13
South Africa 41.87
St. Lucia 38.96
Belize 31.25
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 30.67
Mexico 28.18
Colombia 27.48
Guatemala 19.99
Venezuela 19.31
Guyana 16.28
Ecuador 14.02
Dominica 13.81
Namibia 12.45
Costa Rica 11.41
Botswana 10.55
Dominican Republic 10.54
Paraguay 7.83
Russia 6.80
Suriname 5.71
Grenada 4.01
Mauritius 2.62
Turkey 2.52
Montenegro 2.39
Albania 2.31
Armenia 2.19
Azerbaijan 1.91
Algeria 1.57
Bulgaria 1.28
Romania 1.26
Serbia 1.06
Jordan 1.02
Bosnia 0.98
Malaysia 0.72
Belize Crime Rate & Statistics - Historical Data
Year Per 100K Population Annual % Change
2021 31.25 20.98%
2020 25.83 -25.00%
2019 34.44 -7.99%
2018 37.43 -1.24%
2017 37.90 0.87%
2016 37.57 13.62%
2015 33.07 -5.28%
2014 34.91 21.55%
2013 28.72 -33.24%
2012 43.02 14.33%
2011 37.63 -6.04%
2010 40.05 29.71%
2009 30.88 -8.37%
2008 33.70 3.23%
2007 32.64 2.44%
2006 31.86 10.29%
2005 28.89 -0.48%
2004 29.03 14.39%
2003 25.38 -25.33%
2002 33.99 31.75%
2001 25.80 51.26%
2000 17.05 51.26%