You 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 TrackingBarbados recorded its first homicide for 2026 on January 9. The incident was shooting related and took place at Worthing Beach, Christ Church. To put this in context, I reviewed January homicide counts from 2014 to 2025 using the Barbados Homicide Database. The chart above shows the number of homicides recorded each January, including years…
Read More January Homicides in Barbados: 2014–2025One of the benefits of having a database that now spans a full decade of homicides—and currently includes 380 cases—is that I can start to ask questions that only long-term data might help to answer. Some of these questions are simple, some are more detailed, and some are probably only interesting to me. One of…
Read More Average Age of Homicide Victims in Barbados (2015–2025)I’ve been collecting, compiling and posting information on homicides in Barbados for a few years now. In addition to my monthly homicide analysis posts, I also maintain an online database covering the period 2015 to 2025, which now includes 380 homicides. The Database tracks several fields — age, parish, day of the week, and the…
Read More Barbados Homicides by Month (2015–2025)Barbados has recorded at least 8 homicides from the beginning to the end of November. For the year so far, i.e., January 1 to November 30, the island has had at least 47 homicides. Disclaimer: My count and analysis are based primarily on mainstream media reports and Barbados Police Service information, as such, my numbers may…
Read More Barbados Homicide Statistics January to November 2025While updating the Barbados Homicide Database recently, I noticed that November 19th now has two fatal shootings recorded a few hours apart (President Kennedy Drive and Station Hill). That led me to take a closer look at the data to see how often we’ve had days where more than one person was attacked that ultimately…
Read More Days With Multiple Attacks Resulting in HomicidesUPDATE: There was another fatal shooting today (Nov 19) in Station Hill, St. Michael (two in one day). Also, missing from my count was a homicide that happened in Station Hill on Sunday November 16th. The Database has been updated. With the additional data, it brings the total to at least 46 homicides for 2025,…
Read More Homicides in November (2015–2025)At the end of August 2025, Barbados had recorded at least 3 homicides between between the beginning of the month and the end of the month. For the year so far, i.e., January 1 to August 31, the island has had at least 34 homicides. Disclaimer: My count and analysis are based solely on media reports,…
Read More Barbados Homicide Statistics January to August 2025At the end of July 2025, Barbados had recorded at least 3 homicides between between the beginning of the month and the end of the month. For the year so far, i.e., January 1 to July 31, the island has had at least 31 homicides. Disclaimer: My count and analysis are based solely on media reports,…
Read More Barbados Homicide Statistics January to July 2025