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

In 2023, there were approximately 19.12 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in Guyana, up from a homicide rate of 16.2 registered two years earlier. The homicide rate in the South American country peaked at 20.41 cases per 100,000 population in 2013.

Historical dataset showing Guyana murder/homicide rate per 100K population by year from 1990 to 2021.

Guyana: Violent crimes per 100,000 people: The latest value from is crimes per 100,000 people, unavailable from crimes per 100,000 people in . In comparison, the world average is 0.00 crimes per 100,000 people, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Guyana from to is crimes per 100,000 people. The minimum value, crimes per 100,000 people, was reached in while the maximum of crimes per 100,000 people was recorded in .

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.

This file contains data at the individual level for people older than 16 years old for the LAPOP survey implemented during 2014 in Guyana. 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.