Statistics on crime, criminal justice and victimisation Eurostat activities 2006

The mandate to develop crime statistics Hague Programme November 2004 : ”The European Council welcomes the initiative of the Commission to establish European instruments for collecting, analysing and comparing information on crime and victimisation and their respective trends in Member States, using national statistics and other sources of information as agreed indicators. Eurostat should be tasked with the definition of such data and its collection from the Member States.” A Communication of the Commission in 2006 to implement Hague Programme in area of crime statistics, including : Detailed Action Plan Setting up expert committee of representatives of MSs

Crime statistics : organisation Contact points nominated by Directors of Social Statistics Often from other government organisations One contact point per country Task force 31 May – 1 June 2005

Conclusions of Eurostat task force 2005 Reported crime – collect data from Member States and assess comparability Victimisation surveys – work towards producing comparable data Organised crime – agree on definitions and methodology for collecting comparable data

Meeting of Directors of Social Statistics, 28-29 September 2005 List of variables for collection agreed Financial support for development of guidelines on victimisation Organised crime - need to review with Member States the data currently available List of contact points updated Task force to continue in 2006

Collection of data on reported crime Comparability issues Importance of metadata Existing collections e.g. UNODC, European Sourcebook A gradual approach

Types of information on crime Correction Conviction Prosecution Police reporting Victimisation

Police reporting : crime types Eurostat (8 crime types) Sourcebook (11 crime types) UN Crime Survey (18 crime types)

Steps towards comparable European data on victimisation Analyse results of questionnaire sent by UNECE-UNODC Identify common topics and experiences Propose a set of common questions and strategy for implementing survey or module Propose pilot exercise to national statistical offices Fieldwork in Member States

Measuring organised crime Identify crime types Define crime types Identify sources of data in Member States Introduce new crime types into data collection