Measuring femicide in the EU and internationally : an assessment

This report is based on a study commissioned by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) on advancing administrative data collection on intimate partner violence and femicide, and is an integral part of the work of EIGE on the collection of administrative data on violence against women. This report gives a comprehensive overview of definitions, data collection systems, methodologies and variables in gathering data on femicide It outlines whether and how different global and national actors are moving towards: a legal definition of femicide; construction of indicators / measurement framework based on common (agreed) variables to identify femicide. The aims are to establish a framework for the measurement of femicide at EU level by using variables that might lead to a common definition, and the operationalization of variables for statistical purposes. This common battery of variables should guide methods for data collection, ensure the gathering of reliable data and result in data comparability across the EU. This report provides the broader context for definitions and variables based on an overview of definitions at both international and Member State levels.