Global and Regional Estimates of Female Intimate Partner and Family-Related Homicide

Based on national data collected by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) from 105 countries and territories, this study estimates that nearly 49,000 women and girls worldwide were killed by their intimate partners or other family members in 2022. Using annual data from the Americas a...

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Main Author: Dunaiski, Maurice (Author)
Contributors: Abdelgelil, Camelia ; Filip, Andrada-Maria ; Ivanova, Natalia ; Rausis, David ; Yee, Sonya ; Me, Angela
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Journal of contemporary criminal justice
Year: 2024, Volume: 40, Issue: 2, Pages: 352-363
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Keywords:
Covid-19
global estimates
gender-related killings
Femicide
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Summary:Based on national data collected by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) from 105 countries and territories, this study estimates that nearly 49,000 women and girls worldwide were killed by their intimate partners or other family members in 2022. Using annual data from the Americas and Europe as well as monthly data from 14 countries in various regions, the study also shows that regional and national trends in female intimate partner/family-related homicide were highly heterogeneous during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. UNODC produces global and regional estimates of female intimate partner and family-related homicide to shed light on the magnitude of the problem and to inform advocacy, policies, and programs to end such killings.
ISSN:1552-5406
DOI:10.1177/10439862241245821