Crime and Criminal Justice
The topics covered include crimes recorded by the police (total crime, homicide, violent crime, robbery, domestic burglary, motor vehicle theft and drug trafficking), the prison population and the number of police officers.
European
Sourcebook
of Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics
Information on crime and criminal justice data from 36 European countries covering the period 1990-1996. Statistical data and information on the statistical rules and the definitions are included. A second edition is now available from 40 member states covering period 1995-2000.
Eurostat - Europe in Figures
These yearbooks present a comprehensive selection of statistical data on the EU, its Member States and candidate countries. With just over 500 statistical tables, graphs and maps, the yearbook treats the following areas: the economy, education, health, living conditions and welfare, the labor market, industry and services, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, international trade, transport, the environment, energy, science and technology and European regions.
Annual
Penal Statistics of the Council of Europe = SPACE I
The SPACE I data was obtained by means of
questionnaires. They relate to situation of the prison population
at September 1st of each year, prison entry flows, the length of
imprisonment, and annual incidents.
Annual
Penal Statistics of the Council of Europe = SPACE II
Corrrectional Statistics of Denmark, Finland, lceland, Norway, and Sweden, 2001-2005
www.kriminalvarden.se/upload/Informationsmaterial/Nordic%20Statistics%202001-2005.pdf
This report provides correctional statistics of five Nordic countries.
EU crime statistics 2005-2007: Around 600,000 prisoners in the EU27
epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/3-19062009-AP/EN/3-19062009-AP-EN.PDF
Between 2005 and 2007, there were on average 607,000 people in prison in the EU27, equivalent to about 123 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants. This PDF file presents a table detailing the information on prisoner populations in each EU27 country per year.
Penological
Information Bulletin
This bulletin includes short articles as well as summaries of
Annual Penal Statistics of the Council of Europe.
Women in Prison - Quaker Council for European Affairs
Provides a detailed
description
and
analysis of the drugs phenomenon from the member states.
Drugs
2006
www.europol.europa.eu/publications/Serious_Crime_Overviews/drugs2005.pdf
Reports on the production and trafficking of drugs in the European Union.
European
Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)
www.emcdda.eu.int/
The EMCDDA is the central source of comprehensive information on drugs and drug addiction in Europe. Research and statistical reports on a number of issues relating to drugs and addiction in Europe are available.
EMCDDA-Europol Joint Publication: Methamphetamine, A European Union perspective in the global context
www.emcdda.europa.eu/attachements.cfm/att_82097_EN_Methamphetamine_final.pdf
This study focuses on the supply and use of methamphetamine in Europe, set in a global context. Sections on the global context of this report include: historical background, global methamphetamine production, and the methamphetamine precursors. Sections on methamphetamine issues in the European context include problem methamphetamine use, methamphetamine production, and trafficking in methamphetamine and its precursors. The report concludes by discussing European and international initiatives and offering conclusions.
EMCDDA - Statistical Bulletins
The EMCDDA Statistical Bulletin
ESPAD (European School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs)
Reports: Alcohol and Other Drug Use Among
Students in 30 European Countries.
The reports
detail the trends in alcohol and drug use among students
aged 15-16 in 30 European countries.
The Global Initiative on Primary Prevention of Substance Abuse (Global Initiative) is a five-year project that is jointly executed by the United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) and the World Health Organization (WHO). This report summarizes the key results of the first phase of the project (baseline assessment) in the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation, and proposes key interventions based on the findings in the selected sites. It is derived from a comprehensive and integrated regional report compiled by WHO.
Human Rights First
Hate crimes have occurred at alarmingly high levels throughout much of Europe and North America. The 2007 Hate Crime Survey documents dozens of hate crime cases, analyzes trends, and discusses the causes and consequences of hate crime violence.
Situation
Regarding Racism and Xenophobia in the Member States of the EU
This annual report
analyzes the situation regarding racisim and exnophobia in the 25
European Member States. It presents an overview in five key areas
- racist violence and crime, employment, education, housing and
legislation.
based on the findings in the selected sites. It is derived from a comprehensive and integrated regional report compiled by WHO.
Recent Migration of Roma in Europe
www.coe.int/t/commissioner/Activities/themes/RomaMigration_2009_en.pdf
On the occasion of the International Roma Day, on 8 April, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights and the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities released a study on recent migration of Roma in Europe. The study provides an analysis of the existing human rights standards concerning migration in Europe and highlights discriminatory practices that Roma migrants still face. The study concludes with a set of recommendations for action by states in order to enhance effective protection of the human rights of Roma migrants in Europe. .
Annual Report on Victims of Trafficking in South Eastern Europe
The Regional Clearing Point (RCP), working within the framework of the Stability Pack Task Force on Trafficking Human Being (SPTF), has produced for the first time concete data of the number of trafficking victims assisted in South Eastern Europe. The project highlights the most detailed information to date profiling the characteristics of these victims in categories such as age, educational level, marital status, and reasons for leaving their country of origin.
International Centre for Migration Policy Development - Yearbook on Illegal Migration, Human Smuggling and Trafficking in Central and Eastern Europe
This volume reports on trends in “irregular migration” as derived from data collected from the border services of 20 countries. The report begins with an overview of illegal migration in the Central and Eastern European region as a whole. Information on occurrences of illegal migration, human smuggling, and human trafficking, legislative developments, and statistical data are presented in the individual country profiles.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime - Trafficking in Persons; Analysis on Europe
www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/Trafficking_in_Persons_in_Europe_09.pdf
"The information in Trafficking in Persons: Analysis on Europe shows that a great deal of people are being trafficked within the European Union, both domestically and regionally (predominantly from South-Eastern Europe to Western Europe). European victims represent just a fraction of the total number of victims detected in Europe. Recent trends show a marked increase in victims from China and countries in Central Asia."
European
Judicial Systems
This report is used to obtain and disseminate information about organized crime in the EU and assess the threat of organized crime. The report focuses more on a European perspective than on individual national findings.
European Organized Crime Threat Assessment (OCTA) - the European Police Office
This report is used to obtain and disseminate information about organized crime in the EU and assess the threat of organized crime. The report focuses more on a European perspective than on individual national findings.
Terrorism
Situation and Trend Report of Europol released (TE-SAT)
www.europol.europa.eu/publications/EU_Terrorism_Situation_and_Trend_Report_TE-SAT/TESAT2007.pdf
The situation report produced by Europol provides an overview of the phenomenon of terrorism in the European Union.
TE-SAT EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report - 2009
www.humansecuritygateway.info/documents/EUROPOL_EUTerrorismSituationTrendReport_TESAT2009.pdf
"The European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) seeks to establish basic facts and figures regarding terrorist attacks, arrests and activities in the European Union (EU).The TE-SAT is based mainly on information contributed by the EU member states resulting from criminal investigations into terrorist offences. It summarises the nature and volume of terrorism and related phenomena in the EU by presenting facts and figures on terrorist attacks and arrests, and describing trends identified over the period between 2006 and 2008."
This report provides key findings from the 2000 International Crime Victims Surveys (ICVS) about victimization in Urban Europe. Data were collected from 16 cities and 9 countries/regions among Council of Europe members, thus providing the opportunity to analyze results from 25 different urban contexts in Europe.