Existing sources at international level Doc. ESDTAT/D6/CR/04 Task force, 31 May - 1 June 2005

UN Crime Survey Exists since 1976 Responses to questionnaire (on website) Includes definitions of crimes Cannot take into account variations in definitions, counting procedures etc. 8 surveys to date Data for 8th survey (2001-2) published April 2005 9th survey (2003-4) being launched in 2005 Task force, 31 May - 1 June 2005

UN Crime Survey - questionnaire I. Police 1. Police personnel, by sex, and financial resources 2. Crimes recorded in criminal (police) statistics, by type of crime including attempts to commit crimes 3. Persons brought into initial formal contact with the police and/or the criminal justice system, by type of crime, where initial formal contact might include being suspected, arrested, cautioned 4. Persons brought into formal contact with the criminal justice system, by sex and age group, where formal contact might include being suspected, arrested, cautioned II. Prosecution 5. Prosecution personnel, by sex, and financial resources 6. Persons prosecuted, by type of crime 7. Persons prosecuted, by sex and age group III. Courts 8. Judges, by status and sex, and financial resources, including in appeal courts 9. Persons brought before the criminal courts 10. Persons convicted in the criminal courts, by type of crime 11. Persons convicted in the criminal courts, by sex and age group IV. Prisons/penal institutions 12. Adult prisons, penal institutions or correctional institutions 13. Juvenile prisons, penal institutions or correctional institutions 14. Staff of adult or juvenile prisons, penal institutions or correctional institutions, by sex, and financial resources 15. Persons incarcerated, by category of incarceration 16. Convicted prisoners, by sex and age group 17. Adult prisoners: Average length of time actually served in prison, after conviction, by offences 18. Persons on probation, by age group 19. Persons on conditional release / parole, by age group Task force, 31 May - 1 June 2005

UN Crime Survey – types of crime 1. Total 2. Intended homicide - committed 3. Intended homicide - attempted 4. Intended homicide – committed with firearm 5. Non-intentional homicide 6. Assault - major 7. Assault – total assault 8. Rape 9. Robbery 10. Theft – major theft 11. Theft – total theft 12. Theft – automobile theft 13. Burglary 14. Fraud 15. Embezzlement 16. Drug-related crime 17. Bribery and/or corruption 18. Kidnapping Task force, 31 May - 1 June 2005

International Crime Victimisation Survey Organised by UNICRI United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, Turin 5 waves to date First in 1989; 5th in progress Data and questionnaire can be downloaded www.unicri.it/icvs Sample 1000-2000 per country Response rate 67% 4th wave Conducted by government agencies in countries Collection by commercial organisations (mostly CATI) Commission support for 5th wave In 15 old MS European Crime Survey carried out by Gallup/Europe;in 6 new locally funded Task force, 31 May - 1 June 2005

European Sourcebook of Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics Second edition 2003 Metadata Crime definitions Exceptions Counting units Changes in data collection over time Chapters on : 1. Police Statistics 2. Prosecution Statistics 3. Conviction Statistics 4. Correctional Statistics 5. Survey data Task force, 31 May - 1 June 2005

UK Home Office collection (Home Office Statistical Bulletin, Oct.2003) Table A Crimes recorded by the police (% changes) Table B Prison population (%changes & rates) Table 1 Crimes recorded by police : total Table 1.1 Crimes recorded by police : homicide Table 1.2 Crimes recorded by police : homicide (capital city) Table 1.3 Crimes recorded by police : violent crime Table 1.4 Crimes recorded by police : robbery Table 1.5 Crimes recorded by police : domestic burglary Table 1.6 Crimes recorded by police : theft motor vehicle Table 1.7 Crimes recorded by police : drug trafficking Table 2 Victimisation risk Table 3 Number of police officers Table 4.1 Sentencing and sentence lengths : assault Table 4.2 Sentencing and sentence lengths : robbery Table 4.3 Sentencing and sentence lengths : theft Table 5 Prison population Task force, 31 May - 1 June 2005

Interpol www.interpol.int Statistics area available only to authorised police users Information collected from national police services Annual reports (latest 2003) Task force, 31 May - 1 June 2005

Eurobarometer Standard biannual surveys since 1973 Sample 1000 in each country (D 2000, UK 1300, L 600) Special reports can be commissioned Flash reports (telephone interviews) on specific topics Flash report No. 155 on Justice and Home Affairs, published March 2004 Task force, 31 May - 1 June 2005