1. Crime & Criminal Justice Eurostat data collection
Cynthia Tavares
Working Group meeting
Luxembourg 9 – 10 June 2011
9 – 10 June 2011

2. Background
First Task Force (set up by the Directors of Social Statistics) met in May/June 2005
produced a set of variables for collection of statistical data
Since then, information collected and published on an annual basis
for all EU Member States, Candidate, Potential candidate and EFTA/EEA countries
in the “Statistics in focus” series
on the Eurostat website
Collection of this data was one of the main elements in Action Plan (drawn up by the Commission to implement the 2005 Hague Programme)
Also included in successor to that Action Plan for the period
9 – 10 June 2011

3. Data collection – reference year 2008
Request was made in September 2009
Summary tables published in “Statistics in Focus” in November 2010
All the data and metadata available on the Eurostat website
9 – 10 June 2011

4. Data collection – reference year 2009
Request was made in December 2010
Nearly all countries have provided data
Still some problems to resolve
will speak to contact persons
Summary tables to be published in “Statistics in focus”
Working group invited to propose and discuss ideas for the content
9 – 10 June 2011

5. Data collection – future
Reference year 2010
request to be launched later this year
same variables as before, possibly with more detail (as outlined in the Action Plan)
offences by gender and age group
prisoners by nationality and residence
Reference year 2011
Eurostat and UNODC exploring feasibility of setting up single data collection system
9 – 10 June 2011

6. Statistics in focus – reference year 2009
Need input from Working Group
the focus and content of the publication
do the new figures suggest a clear message?
the presentation of the data
suggestions for suitable charts or graphs
To aid discussion, some ideas are presented in the Annex to the Paper
9 – 10 June 2011

7. Statistics in focus – reference year 2009
Please refer to the Annex
Used “International Statistics on Crime and Justice”, HEUNI and UNODC as a model
9 – 10 June 2011

8. Total crime - trend
9 – 10 June 2011

9. 9 – 10 June 2011

10. Homicide - rate
9 – 10 June 2011

11. The Working Group are invited to discuss:
The content and format of the “Statistics in Focus” publication for the reference year 2009
content
presentation of data
The collection of variables as before, with more detail (as outlined in the Action Plan). For your country, is it possible to provide this information?
offences by gender and age group
prisoners by nationality and residence
9 – 10 June 2011