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UNECE-UNODC Meeting on Crime Statistics, 25-27 January 2006

UNECE-UNODC Meeting on Crime Statistics, 25-27 January 2006. OPENING SESSION General results of the UNECE-UNODC Questionnaire on Victim Surveys Presentation by Philippe Lamon (UNODC) and Paolo Valente (UNECE) – Data processing by Stefano Parisi (UNECE). General overview (1).

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UNECE-UNODC Meeting on Crime Statistics, 25-27 January 2006

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  1. UNECE-UNODC Meeting on Crime Statistics, 25-27 January 2006 OPENING SESSION General results of the UNECE-UNODC Questionnaire on Victim Surveys Presentation by Philippe Lamon (UNODC) and Paolo Valente (UNECE) – Data processing by Stefano Parisi (UNECE)

  2. General overview (1) • Questionnaire sent to 61 countries:- 18 countries did not reply (29%)- 11 countries have no victim surveys (18%)- 32 countries return the questionnaire with data (53%) • 81 surveys returned :3 with no available data

  3. General overview (2)

  4. Type of survey

  5. Main objectives of the survey

  6. Use of the ICVS standardized form (1)

  7. Use of the ICVS standardized form (2)

  8. Use of the ICVS standardized form (3) • At least adapted form was used for victimization survey or multiple purpose surveys by 17 countries (53% of all countries). • 7 (22%) countries have not used the ICVS form at all and 6 (19%) have comparable questions. • Finally USA and the Netherlands have comparable questions but they don’t report here their many participation at the ICVS.

  9. Period in which the survey was last conducted

  10. Next sweep of the survey

  11. Frequency of the survey

  12. Institution mainly responsible for the survey (1/2) Type of institution: Surveys: National Statistical Institute 31 40% Research Centre or Institute 18 23% Ministry 13 17% University 11 14% Other 4 5% Missing 1 1% Total 78 100%

  13. Institution mainly responsible for the survey (2/2)

  14. Reference population: Age (1/4)

  15. Reference population: Age (2/4) Information collected on persons aged xx years and more:

  16. Reference population: Age (3/4) Information collected only on persons aged between yy and zz:

  17. Reference population: Age (4/4)

  18. Reference population: Persons living in households and institutions

  19. Reference population: Change in reference population for selected crimes (1/2)

  20. Reference population: Change in reference population for selected crimes (2/2) • Crimes for which more often the reference • population is different: • Sexual assault (9 surveys) • Question usually restricted to women only, or to a • specific age group • Spousal/partner/domestic violence (4 surveys) • Question usually restricted to persons married or • living in a couple relationship

  21. Reference population: Change in reference population for selected crimes (2/2) • Mandatory surveys are all victimisation or multipurpose surveys • Italian “Women Safety Survey” mandatory, with the exception of • sensitive questions

  22. Use of proxies • Proxy interviews were allowed in 23 surveys out of 78 (29%) • Proxy interviews were used for the following categories:

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