Gender-related killings of women 2012, para. 32

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One study indicates that there are approximately 3,500 intimate partner violence-related deaths every year in Europe. Women account for more than 77 per cent of all victims of intimate partner/family-related homicide, with women between the ages of 35 and 44 at higher risk. More recently, research indicates there has been an increase in the rates of killings of women. For instance, in Spain there has been a 15.16 per cent increase in intimate partner femicides. In Italy, the total number of homicides (male and female murders) is decreasing; however, female homicides increased from 15.3 per cent during 1992-1994 to 23.8 per cent during 2007-2008. According to data, in England and Wales in 2009/10 95 female victims of homicide were killed by a current or former partner, compared to 21 male victims of domestic homicide.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Health
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Families
  • Women
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Other
Paragraph number
32