“EU Crime Statistics – Offence Classifications” (CSP) The Italian practice and the European List of International Requirements P. Dishnica, Istat Luxembourg, 19-20 February 2009 WG –Statistics on crime and criminal justice

EU Crime Statistics Offence Classifications Statistical data & metadata flow on crimes EU Crime Statistics Offence Classifications STATISTICAL DATABASE RE.GE Statistical Transformation Statistical Integration Ex-post Statistical Territorial Information System Overall statistical scheme on crime Data and metadata diagram Individual respondent ISTAT Diffusion In conformity to the main Users Direct data collection Database (Data & Metadata) Opinons Surveys Administrative Register (Prosecution) DATA BASE RE.GE. Data & Metadata INTERSECTION ZERO PROCEEDINGS PROSECUTOR AUTHORISATION Luxembourg, 19-20 February 2009 WG –Statistics on crime and criminal justice

EU Crime Statistics Offence Classifications Types of crimes to be considered/defined by statistics EU Crime Statistics Offence Classifications Luxembourg, 19-20 February 2009 WG –Statistics on crime and criminal justice

EU Crime Statistics Offence Classifications The elements of the statistical offence classification EU Crime Statistics Offence Classifications Statistical counting Unit: Offenders, offences, cases (proceedings) Scope of Statistical classification: Ordered set of crimes defined as close as possible to the Penal Code Statistical classification item = f (legal qualification, weight, validity) The criteria used: The violence (the use of violence or not) – whether the violence is involved The acquisition (theft/extortion/blackmail) – whether the intent of the offence is acquisitive Type of victims (persons, real estate, the State, community) The intention of the act (intentional or unintentional) Ancillary (subordinate) crime – whether the crime depends for its existence on another crime The attempt or not (for some crimes, an attempt has been made in order to distinguish between the less serious and the more one) Seriousness and aggravation factors Other types of lists at national level on offences Operational/Legal Bottom-up/Top-down All crimes approach/List approach Luxembourg, 19-20 February 2009 WG –Statistics on crime and criminal justice

EU Crime Statistics Offence Classifications The elements of statistical offence classification EU Crime Statistics Offence Classifications Luxembourg, 19-20 February 2009 WG –Statistics on crime and criminal justice

EU Crime Statistics Offence Classifications Statistical Classification or an European list of international requirements ? EU Crime Statistics Offence Classifications International offence comparisons are difficult exercises MAINLY due to concepts and definitions. Ex: money laundering; human trafficking; organized crime, etc. Suggestions: The main problem: the statistical model and the model’s assumptions (crime, crime x person x sex x age, crime x victim, crime x place). It is essential to develop a classification model starting from the bottom level. Identifying the most accurate item definition, and Check the existing definition (s) or description (s). This leads to the item feasibility. The aggregation criteria becomes the discriminator factor for the development of the classification. NSIs and/or other relevant Organisations should be encouraged to be actively involved in such a Project and validate the quality. Luxembourg, 19-20 February 2009 WG –Statistics on crime and criminal justice

EU Crime Statistics Offence Classifications END OF PRESENTATION Luxembourg, 19-20 February 2009 WG –Statistics on crime and criminal justice