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UNODC. 2024 ‘Intentional Homicide Victims.’ dataunodc.un.org (web site). Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 22 December
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Data are collected from national authorities through the annual United National Crime Trends Survey (UN-CTS).
Additional data are sourced from the most reliable sources available. All data are sent to UN Member States for review and validation. Estimates based on UNODC homicide statistics.
Male and Female rates are calculated based on the male and female population of the corresponding age group while Total is based on the total population (both sexes) of the corresponding age group.
[Editor's Note: GunPolicy.org cites UNODC datasets to provide uniformly collected homicide counts and rates, especially for countries where systematic official reporting on violence is rare. UNODC provides relevant statistics for 230 countries and jurisdictions, although many do not report on a regular basis. The following categories are updated when available:
- Homicides (any method)
- Rate of Homicide per 100,000 People (any method)
- Male Homicide Victims (any method)
- Rate of Male Homicide Victims per 100,000 People (any method)
- Female Homicide Victims (any method)
- Rate of Female Homicide Victims per 100,000 People (any method)
- Gun Homicides
- Rate of Gun Homicide per 100,000 People
- Male Gun Homicide Victims
- Rate of Male Gun Homicide Victims per 100,000 People
- Female Gun Homicide Victims
- Rate of Female Gun Homicide Victims per 100,000 People]
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