4 in a million women killed by family/partners
In 2023, 4.1 women out of every million women were victims of intentional homicide, by family members or intimate partners, in the EU, nearly double the rate for men at 2.2 per million men.
Between 2015 and 2023, the intentional homicide rate for women in this intimate context in the EU fluctuated between 3.9 per million women in 2019, the lowest value, and 4.4 in 2022, the highest in this period.
Source dataset: crim_hom_vrel
By contrast, the EU rate for male victims killed by family members or intimate partners remained notably lower, ranging from 1.9 in 2016 and 2021 to 2.3 per million men in 2015 and 2020. In 2023, the rate increased to 2.2 from 2.0 in 2022.
This news item marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, observed every year on 25 November.
For more information
- Statistics explained article on crime statistics
- Statistics Explained article on gender-based violence
- Thematic section on crime and criminal justice
- Database on crime and criminal justice
- News article on gender-based violence
- Podcast on gender-based violence
- Thematic section on gender-based violence
- Database on gender-based violence
- Statistical report on the first results of the EU survey on gender-based violence against women and other forms of inter-personal violence (EU-GBV)
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