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The Top 5 European Countries with the Highest Rates of Women Killed by their Intimate Partners (femicide)
| European Country | Partner Femicide Rate (per million population) |
Femicide Incidence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 12,37 | 4 |
| 2 | Austria | 9,40 | 34 |
| 3 | Finland | 9,35 | 21 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 8,15 | 37 |
| 5 | Croatia | 7,14 | 14 |
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Country Statistics, Europe, Crime & Punishment Statistics
Sources: Centro Reina SofÃa para el Estudio de la Violencia. (2010). 3rd Annual Report: "Partner Violence against Women"
List Notes: Data is Top 5 European Countries with the highest "partner" femicide rates for the year 2006. Violence against women used in the domestic or family context can be committed by many people (children, parents, etc.), however the perpetrators are usually intimate partners or ex-partners. These cases are called "partner violence" and are the focus of the data found in this list. Femicide is defined as "the act of killing a female, as by a domestic partner or a member of a criminal enterprise strictly because of their gender." Data is latest data available as of April 2015.
Sources: Centro Reina SofÃa para el Estudio de la Violencia. (2010). 3rd Annual Report: "Partner Violence against Women"
List Notes: Data is Top 5 European Countries with the highest "partner" femicide rates for the year 2006. Violence against women used in the domestic or family context can be committed by many people (children, parents, etc.), however the perpetrators are usually intimate partners or ex-partners. These cases are called "partner violence" and are the focus of the data found in this list. Femicide is defined as "the act of killing a female, as by a domestic partner or a member of a criminal enterprise strictly because of their gender." Data is latest data available as of April 2015.
