According to the latest data available as of November 2024, the homicide rate in Cuba remained stable in a range from 4.3 to 5.9 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants between 2007 and 2019. In 2019, there were 4.5 homicides per 100,000 population in the island nation, slightly up from 4.37 registered a year earlier.

In 2017, the number of people murdered in Cuba amounted to 515, the lowest level of homicide registered in the Caribbean island nation since 2010. This also represents a decrease of almost ten percent compared to 2016, when 572 intentional homicides were reported.

Cuba CU: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data was reported at 4.418 Ratio in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.334 Ratio for 2018. Cuba CU: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 5.475 Ratio from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2019, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.276 Ratio in 1994 and a record low of 4.334 Ratio in 2018. Cuba CU: 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 Cuba – Table CU.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;

Cuba CU: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data was reported at 7.859 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.369 Ratio for 2015. Cuba CU: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data is updated yearly, averaging 7.859 Ratio from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.224 Ratio in 2013 and a record low of 6.675 Ratio in 2010. Cuba CU: 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 Cuba – Table CU.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.; ;

Cuba CU: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data was reported at 2.112 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.427 Ratio for 2015. Cuba CU: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data is updated yearly, averaging 2.579 Ratio from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.309 Ratio in 2002 and a record low of 2.112 Ratio in 2016. Cuba CU: 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 Cuba – Table CU.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.; ;

Cuba: Homicídios por cada 100.000 pessoas: Para este indicador, fornecemos dados para Cuba de 1992 a 2016. O valor médio por Cuba durante este período foi 5.9 homicides per 100,000 people com o mínimo de 4.5 homicides per 100,000 people em 2010 e o máximo de 8.3 homicides per 100,000 people em 1994. Os dados mais recentes de 2016 são 5 homicides per 100,000 people. Para efeito de comparação, a média mundial em 2016 com base em 118 países é 7.9 homicides per 100,000 people.

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 794 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants on this island, followed by the Bahamas, with 409 prisoners per 100,000 population. In some Caribbean countries, over 10 percent of the prison population were foreign nationals.

As of February 2025, El Salvador had the highest prisoner rate worldwide, with over 1,600 prisoners per 100,000 of the national population. Cuba, Rwanda, Turkmenistan, and the United States, rounded out the top five countries with the highest rate of incarceration. Homicides in El Salvador Interestingly, El Salvador, which long had the highest global homicide rates, has dropped out of the top 20 after a high number of gang members have been incarcerated. A high number of the countries with the highest homicide rate are located in Latin America. Prisoners in the United StatesThe United States is home to the largest number of prisoners worldwide. More than 1.8 million people were incarcerated in the U.S. at the beginning of 2025. In China, the estimated prison population totaled 1.69 million people that year. Other nations had far fewer prisoners. The largest share of the U.S. prisoners in federal correctional facilities were of African-American origin. As of 2020, there were 345,500 black, non-Hispanic prisoners, compared to 327,300 white, non-Hispanic inmates. The U.S. states with the largest number of prisoners in 2022 were Texas, California, and Florida. Over 160,000 prisoners in state facilities were sentenced for rape or sexual assault, which was the most common cause of imprisonment. The second most common was murder, followed by aggravated or simple assault.

古巴 CU: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female在2016达2.112 Ratio，相较于2015的2.427 Ratio有所下降。古巴 CU: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female数据按每年更新，2000至2016期间平均值为2.579 Ratio，共17份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于2002，达3.309 Ratio，而历史最低值则出现于2016，为2.112 Ratio。CEIC提供的古巴 CU: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于Global Database的古巴 – Table CU.World Bank: Health Statistics。

At the beginning of 2025, the United States had the highest number of incarcerated individuals worldwide, with around 1.8 million people in prison. China followed with around 100,000 fewer prisoners. Brazil followed in third. The incarceration problem in the U.S. The United States has an incredibly high number of incarcerated individuals. Therefore, the incarceration problem has become a widely contested issue, because it impacts disadvantaged people and minorities the most. Additionally, the prison system has become capitalized by outside corporations that fund prisons, but there is still a high cost to taxpayers. Furthermore, there has been an increase in the amount of private prisons that have been created. For-profit prison companies have come under scrutiny because of their lack of satisfactory staff and widespread lobbying. Violent offenses are the most common type of offense among prisoners in the U.S. Incarceration rates worldwide El Salvador had the highest rate of incarceration worldwide, at 1,659 prisoners per 100,000 residents as of February 2025. Cuba followed in second with 794 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants. The incarceration rate is a better measure to use when comparing countries than the total prison populations, which will naturally have the most populous countries topping the list.