In 2024, the total number of people murdered in the Bahamas amounted to 120, up from 110 murders reported a year earlier. From 2012 to 2017, the number of victims remained well above 100. According to the latest data, it is estimated that around 31 people are murdered per 100,000 inhabitants in the Bahamas.

Stealing was the most common crime against property in the Bahamas in 2024. Up to 857 police reports were filed and classified as theft in that year. There were also 265 crime reports related to robbery that involved the use of weapons in 2024.

Historical dataset showing Bahamas crime rate per 100K population by year from 1990 to 2021.

In 2022, there were approximately **** homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in the Bahamas, up from a homicide rate of ***** registered a year earlier. Over 100 people die as a result of intentional homicide in this Caribbean country every year.

Between 2020 and 2023, motor vehicle theft has fluctuated around 3,00 and 4,000 thefts per year in the Dominican Republic. In 2023, 3,328 vehicle thefts.

This file contains data at the individual level for people older than 16 years old for the LAPOP survey implemented during 2014 in Bahamas. A new module on victimization and crime financed by the IDB is included in this survey's version. There are also attached technical information and questionnaires.

Cuba is one of the Caribbean nations with the highest prison population rate as of August 2024. According to the latest data available at that time, there were *** prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants on this island, followed by the Bahamas, with *** prisoners per 100,000 population. In some Caribbean countries, over ** percent of the prison population were foreign nationals.