Comparisons between Eurostat and UNODC results Eurostat Working Group on Statistics on Crime and Criminal Justice 25 March 2014

Joint Eurostat-UNODC data collection Six categories in common Different data Inconsistent trends 2004-2012 Need to understand reasons

Joint Eurostat-UNODC data collection Police officers Homicide Robbery Motor vehicle theft Domestic burglary Prison population Common categories

Joint Eurostat-UNODC data collection Small differences possible Some large differences Missing data (UNODC or Eurostat) Different data

Joint Eurostat-UNODC data collection Figures were the same but are no longer Data series missing for several years Affects Eurostat and UNODC data Member State data on domestic burglary (UNODC) Inconsistent trends

Joint Eurostat-UNODC data collection UNODC is future basic data collection instrument Need to resolve why some data are missing Need to understand why some data do not match Why?

Joint Eurostat-UNODC data collection What is required to ensure the missing UNODC data are provided? Can the differences between Eurostat and UNODC data be clearly explained? What additional guidance should Eurostat give to ensure definitions are applied consistently across countries? Key issues

Thank you Stephen Clarke Eurostat Eurostat Working Group on Statistics on Crime and Criminal Justice 25 March 2014