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Anguilla — Gun Facts, Figures and the Law

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ImpactsGun Death and Injury

Total Number of Gun Deaths

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Rate of All Gun Deaths per 100,000 People

In Anguilla, the annual rate of all gun deaths per 100,000 population is

2006: 241

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Number of Homicides (any method)

In Anguilla, annual homicides by any means total

2008: 11

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Rate of Homicide per 100,000 People (any method)

ChartIn Anguilla, the annual rate of homicide by any means per 100,000 population is

2008: 6.81: 2007: 27.8
2006: 28.402
2005: 7.41
2004: 7.6
2003: 16.002
2002: 16.71
2001: 0.00
2000: 9.00
1999: 0.00
1998: 0.00
1997: 9.81
1996: 0.00
1995: 10.2

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Number of Gun Homicides

In Anguilla, annual firearm homicides total

2006: 11

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Rate of Gun Homicide per 100,000 People

In Anguilla, the annual rate of firearm homicide per 100,000 population is

2006: 7.11

TransfersGun Trade and Trafficking

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Small Arms Imports (US$)

The annual value of small arms and ammunition imports to Anguilla is reported to be US$3,0853 (2009)

MeasuresGun Regulation

Marking and Tracing Guns and Ammunition

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Firearm Tracing

In Anguilla, state authorities carry out4 recognised arms tracing and tracking procedures

MeasuresInternational Controls

United Nations Membership

In the UN List of Member States, Anguilla is not a Member State of the United Nations

Wassenaar Arrangement

The Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls and Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies does not list5 Anguilla as a Participating State
Last Updated on 9 May 2012

Short References

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UNODC.2011.‘Homicide in 207 Countries - Anguilla.’ Global Study on Homicide 2011: Trends, Context, Data.Vienna:United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime,6 October. (Q6231)Full Citation

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Petrini, Benjamin.2011.‘Latin America and the Caribbean, 1995-2008, Total Recorded Intentional Homicide, Completed, Rate per 100,000 Population.’ World Bank Homicide Rate Dataset 1995-2008.Washington DC:Social Development Department, World Bank,10 February. (Q3817)Full Citation

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Marsh, Nicholas.2011.‘Database of Authorised Transfers of Small Arms and Light Weapons.’ NISAT Small Arms Trade Database.Oslo:Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers,1 June. (Q16)Full Citation

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Caribbean Net News. 2009. ‘US and Nine Caribbean Islands Sign Agreement to Help Trace Illegal Guns.’ 1 April. (N165) Full Citation

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Wassenaar Arrangement.1996.‘Introduction: Participating States.’ Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls and Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies.Vienna:Wassenaar Secretariat,12 July. (Q19)Full Citation