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Central America and the Caribbean > Barbados > Crime

BARBADIAN CRIME STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Gun violence > Homicides > % homicides with firearms 28.5714 [12th of 32]
Gun violence > Homicides > Firearm homicide rate > per 100,000 pop. 2.9963 [10th of 32]
Gun violence > Homicides > Non-firearm homicide rate > per 100,000 pop. 7.4906 [13th of 32]
Gun violence > Homicides > Overall homicide rate > per 100,000 pop. 10.4869 [12th of 32]
Illicit drugs
one of many Caribbean transshipment points for narcotics bound for Europe and the US; offshore financial center
Prisoners 992 prisoners [123rd of 164]
Prisoners > Female 4.5% [55th of 134]
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners 14.3% [32nd of 86]
Prisoners > Per capita 367 per 100,000 people [14th of 164]
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 22.6% [95th of 143]
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled 302.4% [1st of 128]
United States extradition treaties > Date signed February 28, 1996
United States extradition treaties > Entered into force March 3, 2000
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines 54 [29th of 116]
    (per $ GDP) 0.0118188 per $1 million [2nd of 115]
    (per capita) 193.639 per 1 million people [1st of 116]

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: Gun violence ; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief; Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties ; Mr Lennox-Boyd's reports to the House of Commons; recorded in the House of Commons Hansard for 03-11-92

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Barbados

Interesting facts on Barbadian Crime

  • The Caribbean islands of Barbados, Saint Lucia and Grenada are all in the top 5 for the most crowded prisons in the world.

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