Map of homicide in countries worldwide

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Homicide Data by Countries


Map of Regional Homicide Estimates

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The map allows for visualization of one variable or several variables that provide disaggregation of total homicide by categories. If more than one variable is selected, for a meaningful visualization they should belong to the same group (e.g., homicide by sex, age, or mechanism).

Data on Regional and Subregional Estimates

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Bar Chart: Global and Regional Shares of Total Homicicde Count

The bar chart shows the share of homicide by specific groups/indicators in the different regions or globally from the total homicide count in the selected region/globally

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Bar Chart: Homicide Percentages of the Global Counts by Regions and Categories

The bar chart shows the percentage of homicide by specific groups in the regions with the available data from the global estimated homicide count of the selected indicator. For instance, if homicide by sex is selected, the figure will visualize the percentage of male and female victims in each region from the global estimated number of male and female victims

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Please select variables that belong to the same group (e.g., homicide by sex, age, or mechanism).

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Time Series Chart

Data on Homicide by Intimate Partner/Family Member

Data on Homicide by Crime-Related Situational Context linked to Gangs, Organized Crime, or Robbery

Data on Homicide in Cities

Data on Criminal Justice System Responce

Data on Homicide in Prisons

Data on Homicide by Citizenship

Methodology

The Global Study on Homicide 2019 makes extensive use of the UNODC Homicide Statistics (2019) dataset, which has been compiled to provide users with comprehensive data covering patterns and trends of homicide discussed in this study. In total, the UNODC Homicide Statistics (2019) dataset presents data for 202 countries and territories. One particular feature of the 2019 release of the UNODC Homicide Statistics is the publication of extended of time series (1990-2017), thus improving the time coverage of global data series on homicide. The compilation, processing and assessment of the homicide dataset is described in the Methodological Annex.

Data Quality

The UNODC Homicide Statistics (2019) dataset significantly expands previously available homicide statistics at the international level in terms of country coverage, time period, available indicators and data disaggregations. Furthermore, the database presents major improvements in the quality of the data presented. As explained in previous sections, a comprehensive effort of data collection and data validation was made to compile the best possible data available. In addition, this dataset is accompanied by a comprehensive assessment of the quality of data collected and published at national level. In this quality assessment, a quality score has been assigned to national data by taking into account a number of quality dimensions. The information on the data quality scores can be found in the Data Quality Assessment Framework.

Content of the UNODC Homicide Dataset

The list of the data series that have been included in the UNODC Homicide Statistics (2019) for the countries/territories where data are available could be found here.