In 2024, around 21.7 homicides were committed per 100,000 inhabitants in Belize, slightly up from a murder rate of 21.5 registered a year earlier. Neighboring Guatemala has experienced lower homicide rates than Belize in recent years.

Belize crime rate per 100K population for 2021 was 31.25, a 20.98% increase from 2020.

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<li>Belize crime rate per 100K population for 2020 was <strong>25.83</strong>, a <strong>25% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Belize crime rate per 100K population for 2019 was <strong>34.44</strong>, a <strong>7.99% decline</strong> from 2018.</li>
<li>Belize crime rate per 100K population for 2018 was <strong>37.43</strong>, a <strong>1.24% decline</strong> from 2017.</li>
</ul>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.

At least 83 murders were committed in Belize in 2023, the lowest recorded number of cases. In contrast, during 2018, the number of murder crimes reported to the Belizean police amounted to 143, the highest since, at least, 2015. The frequency of property crimes in Belize also decreased between 2019 and 2020.

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CSV file. Incident data for the murder of females over the past decade.

Incidents of murders for which females were victims (2009-2019)

From January to November 2024, in Belize, the district with the highest number of crimes was the homonymous Belize with around *** cases. Followed from far by Cayo and Stann Creek with *** and *** felonies respectively.

In 2024, the highest homicide rate among 22 Latin American and Caribbean countries surveyed was in Haiti, with around 62 murders committed per 100,000 inhabitants. Trinidad and Tobago came in second, with a homicide rate of 46, while Honduras ranked seventh, with 25. In the same year, the lowest rate was recorded in El Salvador, with a homicide rate of 1.9 per 100,000 inhabitants. A violence-ridden region Violence and crime are some of the most pressing problems affecting Latin American society nowadays. More than 40 of the 50 most dangerous cities in the world are located in this region, as well as one of the twenty countries with the least peace in the world according to the Global Peace Index. Despite governments’ large spending on security and high imprisonment rates, drug and weapon trafficking, organized crime, and gangs have turned violence into an epidemic that affects the whole region and a solution to this issue appears to be hardly attainable. The cost of violence in Mexico Mexico stands out as an example of the great cost that violence inflicts upon a country, since beyond claiming human lives, it also affects everyday life and has a negative impact on the economy. Mexicans have a high perceived level of insecurity, as they do not only fear becoming victims of homicide, but also of other common crimes, such as assault or rape. Such fear prevents people from performing everyday activities, for instance, going out at night, taking a taxi or going to the movies or the theater. Furthermore, the economic toll of violence in Mexico is more than considerable. For example, the cost of homicide and violent crime amounted to 2099.8 and 1778.1 billion Mexican pesos in 2023, respectively.

From January to November 2024, in Belize, the most frequent crimes registered were burglary with 43 cases, robberies with 125 and Theft accounting with 105 cases.

Full set of dataMurder Rate by District2009-2023Indicator: Murder RateCreated with ArcGIS Maps for Office.

Belize BZ: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data was reported at 8.149 Ratio in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.995 Ratio for 2015. Belize BZ: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data is updated yearly, averaging 7.288 Ratio from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2016, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.199 Ratio in 2004 and a record low of 4.995 Ratio in 2015. Belize BZ: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belize – Table BZ.World Bank: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides, female are estimates of unlawful female 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.; ; UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.; ;

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) in Belize was reported at 31.25 in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Belize - Intentional homicides (per 100;000 people) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Belize BZ: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data was reported at 67.226 Ratio in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 61.416 Ratio for 2015. Belize BZ: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data is updated yearly, averaging 63.273 Ratio from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2016, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 77.899 Ratio in 2012 and a record low of 46.827 Ratio in 2004. Belize BZ: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belize – Table BZ.World Bank: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides, male are estimates of unlawful male 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.; ; UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.; ;

Belize BZ: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data was reported at 31.248 Ratio in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 25.828 Ratio for 2020. Belize BZ: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 32.854 Ratio from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2021, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 43.019 Ratio in 2012 and a record low of 17.054 Ratio in 2000. Belize BZ: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belize – Table BZ.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. 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.;UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.;Weighted average;

Gives Statistical information on the total number of specific criminal acts occuring by Districts of Belize in 2011

Burglary is the most common type of property crime in Belize. From January to November 2024, up to *** burglary cases were reported to the police, including those committed in private households and commercial establishments.

A worldwide project started in April 2009 called the Transgender Murder Monitoring Project (TMM) reported that 180 killings occurred between November 2009 and November 2010. Since January 2008, a total of 487 transgender people have been reported murdered. The TMM 2010 report broke down the murders in 19 countries. The majority happened in Brazil (91), Guatemala (15), Mexico (14), and the USA (14). (Source: Transgender Murder Monitoring Project. Regionally, the Belizean transgendered community has been continuously overlooked; they are invisible in the National Strategic Plan of 2006-2011. Funding received by the country for HIV/AIDS and outreach programs rarely reaches the transgender community because the system does not see the population as sufficiently large enough to make investments.The purpose of the research is to create a profile of transgender needs in the Belizean context; this report will feed into a larger effort for a region-wide advocacy plan that will be implemented by CRTA. The significance of the effort may lead to future planning around resource mobilization, capacity building and advocacy.

During 2023 in Belize, the drug with the most seized volume among the population was processed cannabis with 337.5 kilograms, followed by cannabis plants, with 19.08 kg.

Data on number of domestic violence cases recorded by the Belize Police Department for the period 2016 to 2018.

The Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) is an academic institution hosted by Vanderbilt University that began with the study of democratic values in Costa Rica, but today carries out surveys in much of Latin America, Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean. In 2004, LAPOP established the AmericasBarometer as multi-country, regularly conducted survey of democratic values and behaviors in the Americas, and the first round included voting-age respondents from 11 countries. LAPOP collected opinions on major problems facing the country and community, threats to security, attitudes towards the country's political system, and trust in government institutions. Also measured were respondents' participation in community organizations, attitudes towards government critics, voting behavior, confidence in local government, and the prevalence of crime. Demographic information collected includes nationality, ethnicity, native language, age, gender, education level, occupation, religion, and whether the respondent lives in an urban or rural area.