Haiti in figures
How many homicides are recorded in Haiti?
The UN recorded 966 homicide victims in Haiti in January 2026.
Updated 24 May 2026.
Definition and limits
The figure counts victims of intentional homicide, murders plus lynchings, in one month, as reported to the UN data hub for Haiti. The latest month is provisional and is revised in later releases. Coverage is weakest where access is most restricted, so the count is a floor. BINUH's quarterly reports count people killed on a different perimeter and run lower, so the two series are not comparable. The ACLED (Armed Conflict Location and Event Data) series counts events, not victims. The twelve months of 2025 sum to about nine thousand victims.
Homicide victims recorded by the UN, monthly
victims · July 2018 to February 2026 · UN Peace and Security Data Hub, Haiti security and crime statistics
Data
| Period | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | 92 victims | observed |
| August 2018 | 68 victims | observed |
| September 2018 | 70 victims | observed |
| October 2018 | 61 victims | observed |
| November 2018 | 67 victims | observed |
| December 2018 | 71 victims | observed |
| January 2019 | 122 victims | observed |
| February 2019 | 81 victims | observed |
| March 2019 | 102 victims | observed |
| April 2019 | 101 victims | observed |
| May 2019 | 91 victims | observed |
| June 2019 | 96 victims | observed |
| July 2019 | 86 victims | observed |
| August 2019 | 83 victims | observed |
| September 2019 | 80 victims | observed |
| October 2019 | 108 victims | observed |
| November 2019 | 92 victims | observed |
| December 2019 | 99 victims | observed |
| January 2020 | 112 victims | observed |
| February 2020 | 131 victims | observed |
| March 2020 | 113 victims | observed |
| April 2020 | 128 victims | observed |
| May 2020 | 132 victims | observed |
| June 2020 | 171 victims | observed |
| July 2020 | 77 victims | observed |
| August 2020 | 80 victims | observed |
| September 2020 | 94 victims | observed |
| October 2020 | 104 victims | observed |
| November 2020 | 111 victims | observed |
| December 2020 | 127 victims | observed |
| January 2021 | 124 victims | observed |
| February 2021 | 128 victims | observed |
| March 2021 | 122 victims | observed |
| April 2021 | 151 victims | observed |
| May 2021 | 125 victims | observed |
| June 2021 | 149 victims | observed |
| July 2021 | 148 victims | observed |
| August 2021 | 128 victims | observed |
| September 2021 | 145 victims | observed |
| October 2021 | 133 victims | observed |
| November 2021 | 121 victims | observed |
| December 2021 | 141 victims | observed |
| January 2022 | 126 victims | observed |
| February 2022 | 134 victims | observed |
| March 2022 | 134 victims | observed |
| April 2022 | 187 victims | observed |
| May 2022 | 201 victims | observed |
| June 2022 | 151 victims | observed |
| July 2022 | 273 victims | observed |
| August 2022 | 174 victims | observed |
| September 2022 | 130 victims | observed |
| October 2022 | 195 victims | observed |
| November 2022 | 280 victims | observed |
| December 2022 | 198 victims | observed |
| January 2023 | 227 victims | observed |
| February 2023 | 253 victims | observed |
| March 2023 | 335 victims | observed |
| April 2023 | 613 victims | observed |
| May 2023 | 450 victims | observed |
| June 2023 | 217 victims | observed |
| July 2023 | 299 victims | observed |
| August 2023 | 517 victims | observed |
| September 2023 | 446 victims | observed |
| October 2023 | 437 victims | observed |
| November 2023 | 626 victims | observed |
| December 2023 | 427 victims | observed |
| January 2024 | 691 victims | observed |
| February 2024 | 685 victims | observed |
| March 2024 | 751 victims | observed |
| April 2024 | 604 victims | observed |
| May 2024 | 521 victims | observed |
| June 2024 | 386 victims | observed |
| July 2024 | 517 victims | observed |
| August 2024 | 538 victims | observed |
| September 2024 | 533 victims | observed |
| October 2024 | 573 victims | observed |
| November 2024 | 777 victims | observed |
| December 2024 | 998 victims | observed |
| January 2025 | 809 victims | observed |
| February 2025 | 853 victims | observed |
| March 2025 | 876 victims | observed |
| April 2025 | 758 victims | observed |
| May 2025 | 730 victims | observed |
| June 2025 | 728 victims | observed |
| July 2025 | 747 victims | observed |
| August 2025 | 648 victims | observed |
| September 2025 | 611 victims | observed |
| October 2025 | 684 victims | observed |
| November 2025 | 696 victims | observed |
| December 2025 | 923 victims | observed |
| January 2026 | 966 victims | observed |
| February 2026 | 555 victims | provisional |
From the reports
- BINUH, the UN Integrated Office in Haiti, and OHCHR documented 1,408 people killed and 656 injured between 1 April and 30 June 2026: 55 percent by gangs, 5 percent by self-defense groups and members of the population, and 40 percent during security force operations. Source: BINUH and OHCHR, Human rights quarterly report, April to June 2026
- In the first quarter of 2026, 1,642 people were killed and 745 injured. Source: BINUH and OHCHR, Human rights quarterly report, January to March 2026
- Between 1 March 2025 and 15 January 2026 at least 5,519 people were killed and 2,608 injured. Source: UN, Report of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti (E/2026/59), 2026
Sources and data
- Homicide and kidnapping victims, UN Peace and Security Data Hub, Haiti security and crime statistics, July 2018 to February 2026, victims. JSON
- Conflict events and fatalities, ACLED, Haiti, January 2018 to September 2026, events. JSON