Barbados has recorded at least 23 homicides from the beginning of January to the end of May. Disclaimer: My count and analysis are based primarily on mainstream media reports and Barbados Police Service information, as such, my numbers may be under-stated. Most importantly, my figures and insights should not be considered as official statistics, or…
Read More Barbados Homicide Statistics: January to May 2026Note: Normally I provide these statistics at the end of every month. Barbados has recorded at least 23 homicides from the beginning of January to the end of April. Disclaimer: My count and analysis are based primarily on mainstream media reports and Barbados Police Service information, as such, my numbers may be under-stated. Most importantly,…
Read More Barbados Homicide Statistics: January to April 2026As at May 1, Barbados has recorded at least 23 homicides for 2026. Looking at the January to April period across prior years, this is the highest number recorded for that timeframe since at least 2014 (the beginning of my data set), slightly above 2019 which recorded 22. What stands out to me is the…
Read More At Least 23 by April: A Look at Early-Year Homicide Trends in BarbadosYou may have heard about “six degrees of separation” — the idea that everyone is six steps away from everyone else (I first heard about it via the game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon“) – but what happens when you apply that idea to a small island like Barbados, and in particular, to homicide victims?…
Read More How Socially Close Are You to a Murder Victim in Barbados?There have been at least 761 homicides (2000–2025) in Barbados — roughly 30 per year on average. For clarity:• 2000–2013 figures are from an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report based on data from The Barbados Police Service.• 2014–2025 figures are from my own data collection. I track homicides in Barbados. My data is not official.…
Read More Barbados Homicides, 2000–2025: Official Data and Independent Tracking