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St Vincent & Grenadines — Gun Facts, Figures and the Law

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ImpactsGun Death and Injury

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Number of Homicides (any method)

ChartIn St Vincent & Grenadines, annual homicides by any means total

2009: 201
2008: 16
2007: 36
2006: 13
2005: 24
2004: 28
2003: 18
2002: 20
2001: 12
2000: 20

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

ChartIn St Vincent & Grenadines, the annual rate of homicide by any means per 100,000 population is

2009: 18.351
2008: 14.68
2007: 33.03
2006: 11.93
2005: 22.02
2004: 25.69
2003: 16.67
2002: 18.52
2001: 11.11
2000: 18.52

Number of Gun Homicides

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Rate of Gun Homicide per 100,000 People

ChartIn St Vincent & Grenadines, the annual rate of firearm homicide per 100,000 population is

2009: 5.501
2008: 8.26
2007: 18.35
2006: 3.67
2005: 4.59
2004: 14.68

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Number of Suicides (any method)

In St Vincent & Grenadines, annual suicides by any means total

2004: 42

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

In St Vincent & Grenadines, the annual rate of suicide by any means per 100,000 population is

2004: 3.702

TransfersGun Trade and Trafficking

Export Control

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Small Arms Exports (US$)

The annual value of small arms and ammunition exports from St Vincent & Grenadines is reported to be US$15,6613 (2007)

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Small Arms Imports (US$)

The annual value of small arms and ammunition imports to St Vincent & Grenadines is reported to be US$40,9493 (2009)

MeasuresGun Regulation

Marking and Tracing Guns and Ammunition

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Firearm Tracing

In St Vincent & Grenadines, state authorities carry out4 recognised arms tracing and tracking procedures

MeasuresInternational Controls

Regional Agreements

Organization of American States

On 14 November 1997, as a member of the Organisation of American States (OAS), St Vincent & Grenadines adopted the Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Explosives, Ammunition and Other Related Materials (CIFTA), a legally binding multilateral treaty of which the OAS is depository. The CIFTA Convention has since been signed, but not yet ratified5 6 by St Vincent & Grenadines

United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

At the resumption of the most recent session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (UNCCPCJ), a subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Council mandated to promote action to prevent national and transnational crime, St Vincent & Grenadines was listed as an elected member for a three-year term of office7

United Nations Arms Trade Treaty

In 2009, St Vincent & Grenadines voted to begin8 negotiations towards a legally binding Arms Trade Treaty. In this vote, 151 UN Member States supported talks on an ATT, with 1 voting against, 20 abstentions, and 20 non-votes

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United Nations Firearms Protocol

The United Nations Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition has been signed and ratified9 by St Vincent & Grenadines

United Nations Small Arms Programme of Action UNPoA

UNPoA Commitment

On 21 July 2001, St Vincent & Grenadines committed to a consensus decision of the United Nations to adopt, support and implement the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects10

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UNPoA National Reporting

Under the terms of its 2001 commitment to the United Nations small arms Programme of Action, St Vincent & Grenadines has yet to submit a national report11 12 on its implementation of the UNPoA

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UNPoA National Point of Contact

In St Vincent & Grenadines, a National Point of Contact to deal with issues relating to the UNPoA has not been designated12

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UNPoA International Assistance – Donor

Funds for UNPoA implementation have not been donated12 by St Vincent & Grenadines to other UN Member States

United Nations Small Arms Register

According to the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, St Vincent & Grenadines has declared13 its small arms exports in one or more annual National Reports on Arms Exports.

United Nations Membership

In the UN List of Member States, St Vincent & Grenadines has been a Member State of the United Nations since 198014

Wassenaar Arrangement

The Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls and Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies does not list15 St Vincent & Grenadines as a Participating State
Last Updated on 18 March 2012

Short References

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OAS Observatory on Citizen Security.2011.‘Intentional Homicide.’ Report on Citizen Security in the Americas 2011.Washington, DC:Organisation of American States,1 January. (Q5678)Full Citation

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OAS Observatory on Citizen Security.2011.‘Suicide.’ Report on Citizen Security in the Americas 2011.Washington, DC:Organisation of American States,1 January. (Q5680)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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OAS / UNODA.1997.‘Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Explosives, Ammunition and Other Related Materials / CIFTA.’ United Nations Programme of Action Implementation Support System: Regional Organisations.New York:Organization of American States / United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs,14 November. (Q3244)Full Citation

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OAS.1997.‘Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Explosives, Ammunition and Other Related Materials (CIFTA): Signatures and Ratifications.’ Organization of American States, Department of International Law.Washington DC:Organization of American States,14 November. (Q3262)Full Citation

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UNCCPCJ / UNODC.1991.‘Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.’ United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.Vienna:United Nations Economic and Social Council / United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime,1 January. (Q3222)Full Citation

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UNGA.2009.‘Towards an Arms Trade Treaty: Establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms.’ UN Resolution A/RES/64/48.New York:United Nations General Assembly,2 June. (Q1886)Full Citation

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UNGA.2001.‘United Nations Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition.’ UN General Assembly Resolution 55/255.New York:UN General Assembly,31 May. (Q17)Full Citation

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UNGA.2001.‘Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects.’ United Nations General Assembly.New York:UN General Assembly,20 July. (Q18)Full Citation

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Cattaneo, Silvia and Sarah Parker.2008.‘Reporting, NPCs and NCAs, 2002 to 2008.’ Implementing the United Nations Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons: Analysis of the National Reports submitted by States from 2002 to 2008.Geneva:United Nations Development Programme,1 November. (Q20)Full Citation

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UNODA.2009.‘PoA-ISS Country Profiles.’ UN small arms Programme of Action (UNPoA) – Implementation Support System.New York:United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs,29 October. (Q1309)Full Citation

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Karp, Aaron.2007.‘Completing the Count: Civilian firearms.’ Small Arms Survey 2007: Guns and the City.Cambridge:Cambridge University Press,27 August. (Q4)Full Citation

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UN.2009.‘Member States of the United Nations.’ UN.org Web Site.New York:United Nations General Assembly,11 May. (Q290)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