Onu Estudio Global Sobre Homicidios

2011

STUDY ON
HOMICIDE
TRENDS / CONTEXTS / DATA

GLOBAL

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME
Vienna

2011 GLOBAL STUDY ON HOMICIDE
TRENDS, CONTEXTS, DATA

Copyright 2011 © United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Acknowledgements
The 2011 Global Study on Homicide was prepared by the Statistics and Surveys
Section under the supervision of Sandeep Chawla,Director, Division for Policy
Analysis and Public Affairs.
Core team
Research coordination and study preparation
Angela Me, Enrico Bisogno, Steven Malby
Research, data analysis and data processing
Michael Jandl, Philip Davis, Catherine Pysden, Umidjon Rahmonberdiev, Felix
Reiterer, Elizabeth Gurian, Cristina Mesa Vieira, Alberto Aziani and Mariaelena
Cenci
Editing
Jonathan Gibbons
Graphicdesign, layout and mapping support
Suzanne Kunnen and Kristina Kuttnig (Studies and Threat Analysis Section)
The study benefited from the valuable input of many UNODC staff members
(at headquarters and in regional and country offices) as well as from the dedication of the many national experts who have provided UNODC with crime and
criminal justice data over the years.
The World HealthOrganization kindly provided the public health data presented in the study. The Organization of American States supported UNODC
in the collection of data in the Americas. Many experts in research institutes and
international organizations commented on early drafts and provided extremely
valuable input.
The study was also made possible thanks to the financial contribution of the
Small Arms Survey.DISCLAIMERS
This study has not been formally edited.
The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of
UNODC or the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of
any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers orboundaries.
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CONTENT

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1. THE GLOBAL PICTURE
2. HOMICIDE AND DEVELOPMENT
3. FIREARMS, TRAFFICKING AND ORGANIZED CRIME
4. WOMEN AND INTIMATE PARTNER/FAMILY-RELATED HOMICIDE
5. HOMICIDE AND DEMOGRAPHICS: WHO IS AT RISK?
6. THE LOCAL PICTURE
7. DATA CHALLENGES
8. METHODOLOGICAL ANNEX
9. STATISTICAL ANNEX

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PREFACE
The UNODC 2011 GlobalStudy on Homicide
brings together global, regional, national and subnational homicide data in one publication. It is
hoped that the data and analysis of the most violent crime against the person will assist global
efforts to design evidence-based policies to prevent
and reduce crime in those areas and population
groups where violence is most acute.

tions is the recognition that differentfactors drive
violent crime rates and trends. In some regions,
organized crime, drug trafficking and the violent
cultures of youth gangs are predominantly responsible for the high levels of homicide; while in
others, killings connected to intimate partner and
family-related violence account for an important
share of homicides.

This study was made possible because of increased
efforts bycountries to produce and share good
quality homicide data. However, homicide data
remain far from perfect—indeed, the study draws
attention to the large geographic and thematic
data gaps in many regions of the world—and comparisons should always be made with caution. This
is also true because legal systems and practices, as
well as capacities in reporting intentional homicide, can varysignificantly between countries and
regions.

Although it is important to understand that the
sharp increase in homicides in some countries,
particularly in Central America, are making the
activities of organized crime and drug trafficking
more visible, it should not be assumed that organized crime is not active in other regions as well.

Nevertheless, there are a number of key messages
that may...