Welcome to the Barbados Crime Blog — your resource for tracking violent crime in Barbados. In addition to regular updates on recent incidents, here are two key resources: REMEMBER: The data and stats are presented on this site are unofficial. All data, information and stats presented here are based on what is reported by mainstream…
Read More Start Here: Barbados Homicide Database + In-Depth Crime AnalysisThe police at Black Rock Station received a report about 2:25 a.m. on Monday 9th March 2026 from a female caller of Bridge Gap, Black Rock St. Michael who stated that a male had been stabbed at her residence. Police immediately responded to the area and found the lifeless body of a male inside the…
Read More Homicide #9: Stabbing at Bridge Gap, Black Rock, St. MichaelYou 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 TrackingPolice received a report about 1:04 a.m. on Sunday 1st March 2026 of gunshots being discharged in the area of a business establishment at Cox Road, Frere Pilgrim, Christ Church. Investigations revealed that a number of gunshots were heard and a male who attended an event at the establishment was discovered laying in the carpark…
Read More Homicide #8: Shooting in Cox Road, Frere Pilgrim, Christ ChurchThe police operations control received a report about 1:36 a.m. on Sunday 1st March 2026 of the body of a male lying at Chapman Cross Street, St. Michael. Initial investigations have shown that the male was in a bar in the immediate area when he was involved in a verbal altercation with another person. He…
Read More Homicide #7: Shooting in Chapman Cross Street, St. MichaelThe Police at District A Station are conducting investigations into a stabbing incident which occurred about 3:30 p.m. on Sunday 1st March 2026 at Lower Bridge Gap, Cave Hill, St. Michael. Initial investigations revealed that a male was walking along a track when he was approached by another male who inflicted a number of stab…
Read More Homicide #6: Stabbing at Lower Bridge Gap, Cave Hill, St. MichaelPolice at the Criminal Investigations Department, Bridgetown are conducting investigations into a shooting which occurred about 1:40 p.m. on Tuesday 17th February 2026 at 3rd Avenue Chapman Lane St. Michael. Investigations revealed that a male was sitting in the area commonly referred to as the ‘Canal’ when two individuals approached and flanked him, then discharged…
Read More Homicide #5: Shooting in Chapman Lane, St. MichaelThe Police at Oistins Station are conducting investigations into a shooting which occurred about 8:45 am on Monday 2nd of February 2026 at Lower Carters Gap, Enterprise Christ Church. Initial investigations have shown that a male was in a vehicle, when an assailant approached the vehicle and discharged a number of gunshots injuring that male…
Read More Homicide #4: Shooting in Enterprise, Christ ChurchThe Police at Operations Control received a report of gunshots being heard, in the area of the Usain Bolt Sports Complex Car Park, Lazaretto, St. Michael about 11:16 am on Sunday 25th January 2026. Personnel from the Black Rock Police station responded and discovered the lifeless body of a male in a motor vehicle. A…
Read More Homicide #3: Shooting in Lazaretto, St. MichaelPolice at Oistins Station are conducting investigations into a fatal shooting, which occurred about 1:35 pm on Wednesday 21st January 2026, along Pegwell Boggs, Christ Church. Initial investigations revealed that a group of persons were gathered in the area, when a motor vehicle approached. An occupant of that vehicle exited and discharged a number of…
Read More Homicide #2: Shooting at Pegwell Boggs, Christ Church