1. REGIONAL SYSTEM OF STANDARDIZED CITIZEN SECURITY AND COEXISTENCE INDICATORS PROJECT - (RG-T1265) Montevideo, August 4, 2009

2. REGIONAL SYSTEM OF STANDARDIZED CITIZEN SECURITY AND COEXISTENCE INDICATORS PROJECT RATIONALE FOR THE PROJECT Wide range of indicators to describe crime and violence incidents; Source: DGIC Deadly crimes Honduras, 2007 208 3,676 711 41 1,025 224 - 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 Assassin- ations HomicidesMans- laughter ParricideOther deadly crimes Vehicular deaths No. of cases

3. REGIONAL SYSTEM OF STANDARDIZED CITIZEN SECURITY AND COEXISTENCE INDICATORS PROJECT RATIONALE FOR THE PROJECT Different sources disagree on the same topics or territories; Prepared by: Instituto Cisalva/Universidad del Valle. Project Executing Unit: Regional System of Standardized Citizen Security and Violence Prevention Indicators Sources: Police Crime Review, 2007. Forensics, Life Data: National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences. National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE).

4. REGIONAL SYSTEM OF STANDARDIZED CITIZEN SECURITY AND COEXISTENCE INDICATORS PROJECT International comparison such as it exists is complicated by the range of definitions, mechanisms, and technologies Each institution and each jurisprudence within the countries has been doing its own interpretation of the terms. Few initiatives in which the region is considered as a unit of analysis: Latinobarómetro Multilateral agencies: IDB, UNDP, OAS, WHO/PAHO, RATIONALE FOR CREATING THE PROJECT

5. REGIONAL SYSTEM OF STANDARDIZED CITIZEN SECURITY AND COEXISTENCE INDICATORS PROJECT BACKGROUND PanamaVenezuelaBolivia EcuadorHondurasColombia Peru Dominican Republic Uruguay 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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7. REGIONAL SYSTEM OF STANDARDIZED CITIZEN SECURITY AND COEXISTENCE INDICATORS PROJECT OBJECTIVE To develop and launch a Regional System of Standardized Citizen Security and Coexistence Indicators to make it possible to measure, monitor, and compare regional phenomena linked to citizen security, thus enhancing the capacity of decision-makers in Andean and Central American countries to formulate, implement, and evaluate public policies on citizen security.

8. REGIONAL SYSTEM OF STANDARDIZED CITIZEN SECURITY AND COEXISTENCE INDICATORS PROJECT SCOPE OF THE PROPOSAL  To reduce the number of indicators used to describe crime and violence incidents.  To build consensus among participating countries on ways of mediating territorial and sectoral problems.  To recognize the region as a unit of analysis  To further develop policies for crime and violence prevention and control from a regional perspective

9. REGIONAL SYSTEM OF STANDARDIZED CITIZEN SECURITY AND COEXISTENCE INDICATORS PROJECT OPERATIONAL MODEL ColombiaEcuadorHondurasPeru Dominican Rep. Uruguay Regional Executing Unit

10. REGIONAL SYSTEM OF STANDARDIZED CITIZEN SECURITY AND COEXISTENCE INDICATORS PROJECT ORGANIZATION Steering Committee STU Colombia STU Ecuador STU Honduras STU Peru STU Dominican STU Uruguay Execution Unit Technical Committee

11. REGIONAL SYSTEM OF STANDARDIZED CITIZEN SECURITY AND COEXISTENCE INDICATORS PROJECT COMPONENTS 1. Generating indicators of coexistence and citizen security 2.Implementation of the system regional indicators 3.Systematization of Best practices and Lessons learned Publicizing and disseminating information on agreed indicators

12. REGIONAL SYSTEM OF STANDARDIZED CITIZEN SECURITY AND COEXISTENCE INDICATORS PROJECT PROGRESS Structure of an organizational framework Output of Citizen Security and Coexistence Indicators Implementation of the regional system of indicators Regional Workshop February 27-28, 2009 Consensus indicators Second phase of the Project Publicizing and disseminating information

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14. REGIONAL SYSTEM OF STANDARDIZED CITIZEN SECURITY AND COEXISTENCE INDICATORS PROJECT REGIONAL INDICATORS 1.Homicide rate per 100,000 inhabitants (HR) 2.Vehicular death rate per 100,000 inhabitants (VDR) 3.Suicide rate per 100,000 inhabitants (SR) 4.Firearms death rate per 100,000 inhabitants

15. REGIONAL SYSTEM OF STANDARDIZED CITIZEN SECURITY AND COEXISTENCE INDICATORS PROJECT Homicide: Intentional wounding of an individual by another, causing death. ( Excludes deaths from vehicular injuries and other intentional injuries ) Sources: Homicide. Ecuador: National Police; Colombia: National Police; Honduras: National Police; Peru: Attorney General’s Office; Dominican Republic: National figures consolidated by Attorney General’s Office, from National Police and National Institute of Forensic Sciences INACIF; Uruguay: Ministry of Interior Population. Colombia: DANE; Ecuador: INEC; Honduras: INE; Peru: INEI Dominican Republic: ONE; Uruguay: INE

16. REGIONAL SYSTEM OF STANDARDIZED CITIZEN SECURITY AND COEXISTENCE INDICATORS PROJECT Death from vehicular injury: This is death caused by an injury in a traffic incident. (No matter when the death occurs). Death from vehicular injuries. Colombia: National Institute of legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences; Honduras: National Traffic Directorate (National Police); Peru: Attorney General’s Office; Dominican Republic: National figures consolidated by Attorney General’s Office, from National Police and National Institute of Forensic Sciences INACIF ; Uruguay: Ministry of Interior Population. Colombia: DANE; Honduras: INE; Peru: INEI; Dominican Republic: ONE; Uruguay: INE Sources:

17. REGIONAL SYSTEM OF STANDARDIZED CITIZEN SECURITY AND COEXISTENCE INDICATORS PROJECT Suicide: This is death resulting from intentional self-inflicted injury by persons over 5 years old. Suicide. Ecuador: National Police; Colombia: National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences; Honduras: Preventive Custody (National Police); Peru: Attorney General’s Office; Uruguay: Ministry of Interior Population. Colombia: DANE; Honduras: INE; Peru: INEI; Dominican Republic: ONE; Uruguay: INE Sources:

18. REGIONAL SYSTEM OF STANDARDIZED CITIZEN SECURITY AND COEXISTENCE INDICATORS PROJECT Firearm death: Any death caused by injury from bullet(s) fired from firearm. Suicide. Ecuador: National Police; Colombia: National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences; Honduras: Protective Custody (National Police); Peru: Attorney General’s Office; Dominican Republic: National figures consolidated by Attorney General’s Office, from National Police and National Institute of Forensic Sciences INACIF Population. Colombia: DANE; Honduras: INE; Peru: INEI; Dominican Republic: ONE Sources:

19. REGIONAL SYSTEM OF STANDARDIZED CITIZEN SECURITY AND COEXISTENCE INDICATORS PROJECT REGIONAL INDICATORS 5.Sex offenses reporting rate per 100,000 inhabitants. 6.Prevalence of sexual violence* 7.Child abuse rate per 1,000 persons under 18 years of age 8.Prevalence of domestic/family violence* 9.Domestic/family violence reporting rate per 100,000 inhabitants.

20. REGIONAL SYSTEM OF STANDARDIZED CITIZEN SECURITY AND COEXISTENCE INDICATORS PROJECT REGIONAL INDICATORS 10.Simple larceny rate per 100,000 inhabitants 11.Aggravated larceny rate per 100,000 inhabitants. 12.Rate of kidnapping for extortion per 100,000 inhabitants 13.Number of kilograms of illicit drugs seized per year

21. REGIONAL SYSTEM OF STANDARDIZED CITIZEN SECURITY AND COEXISTENCE INDICATORS PROJECT REGIONAL INDICATORS 14.Percentage of traffic rules violations 15.Percentage with perception of fulfillment of agreements* 16.Justification for the use of violence* 17.Percentage of individuals with confidence in the institutions* 18.Percentage of individuals with perception of insecurity* 19.Percentage of individuals with perception of fear*

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