Data on Femicide in The Bahamas
The Bahamas does not name or count femicide—the killing of a woman or girl because of her gender or sex. In recent years, there have been increased reports of killings of women and girls, many of which have been linked to domestic violence and intimate partner violence.
Naming femicide calls attention to the gender-based nature of the killing. Counting femicide reveals the scale of gender-based violence and killing. Recording and analyzing femicide cases is critical to identify root causes, develop prevention programs and intervention protocol, introduce and amend laws and policies, and end the gender-based killing of women and girls.