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

2 PROYECTO SISTEMA REGIONAL DE INDICADORES ESTANDARIZADOS DE CONVIVENCIA Y SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA 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 PROYECTO SISTEMA REGIONAL DE INDICADORES ESTANDARIZADOS DE CONVIVENCIA Y SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA RATIONALE FOR THE PROJECT Different sources disagree on the same topics or territories; Colombia

4 PROYECTO SISTEMA REGIONAL DE INDICADORES ESTANDARIZADOS DE CONVIVENCIA Y SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA 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 PROYECTO SISTEMA REGIONAL DE INDICADORES ESTANDARIZADOS DE CONVIVENCIA Y SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA BACKGROUND PanamáVenezuelaBolivia EcuadorHondurasColombia Perú República Dominicana Uruguay 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

6 PROJECT

7 PROYECTO SISTEMA REGIONAL DE INDICADORES ESTANDARIZADOS DE CONVIVENCIA Y SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA OBJECTIVE To develop and launch a Regional System of Standardized Citizen Security and Violence Prevention 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 PROYECTO SISTEMA REGIONAL DE INDICADORES ESTANDARIZADOS DE CONVIVENCIA Y SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA 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 PROYECTO SISTEMA REGIONAL DE INDICADORES ESTANDARIZADOS DE CONVIVENCIA Y SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA OPERATIONAL MODEL

10 PROYECTO SISTEMA REGIONAL DE INDICADORES ESTANDARIZADOS DE CONVIVENCIA Y SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA ORGANIZATION Comité de Dirección SUT Colombia SUT Ecuador SUT Honduras SUT Perú SUT Dominicana SUT Uruguay Unidad Ejecutora Comité Técnico

11 PROYECTO SISTEMA REGIONAL DE INDICADORES ESTANDARIZADOS DE CONVIVENCIA Y SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA COMPONENTS 1. Generación de indicadores de convivencia y seguridad ciudadana. 2.Implantación del sistema de indicadores regionales 3.Sistematización de buenas prácticas y lecciones aprendidas Publicizing and disseminating information on agreed indicators

12 PROYECTO SISTEMA REGIONAL DE INDICADORES ESTANDARIZADOS DE CONVIVENCIA Y SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA PROGRESS Estructura de un marco organizacional Generación de indicadores de Seguridad y Convivencia Implementación del sistema regional de indicadores Regional Workshop February 27-28, 2009 Indicadores por consenso Second phase of the Project Publicizing and disseminating information

13 REGIONAL INDICATORS

14 PROYECTO SISTEMA REGIONAL DE INDICADORES ESTANDARIZADOS DE CONVIVENCIA Y SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA 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 PROYECTO SISTEMA REGIONAL DE INDICADORES ESTANDARIZADOS DE CONVIVENCIA Y SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA 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 Population. Colombia: DANE; Ecuador: INEC; Honduras: INE; Peru: INEI Dominican Republic: ONE 18.8 36.3 56.8 26.8 24.9 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 EcuadorColombiaHondurasPeruDominican Republic Tasa Homicide rate per 100 thousand inhabitants, 2008

16 PROYECTO SISTEMA REGIONAL DE INDICADORES ESTANDARIZADOS DE CONVIVENCIA Y SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA 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 Population. Colombia: DANE; Honduras: INE; Peru: INEI; Dominican Republic: ONE Sources: 12.8 15.3 1.8 19.3 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 ColombiaHondurasPeruDominican Republic Tasa Death rate from vehicular injuries per 100 thousand inhabitants, 2008

17 PROYECTO SISTEMA REGIONAL DE INDICADORES ESTANDARIZADOS DE CONVIVENCIA Y SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA Suicide: This is death resulting from intentional self-inflicted injury by persons over 5 years old. Suicide. Colombia: National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences; Honduras: Preventive 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: 6.0 4.1 4.6 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 EcuadorColombiaHondurasPeru Tasa Suicide rate per 100 thousand inhabitants, 2008

18 PROYECTO SISTEMA REGIONAL DE INDICADORES ESTANDARIZADOS DE CONVIVENCIA Y SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA Firearm death: Any death caused by injury from bullet(s) fired from firearm. Suicide. 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: 13.0 25.6 45.9 0.8 18.7 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 45.0 50.0 EcuadorColombiaHondurasPeruDominican Republic Tasa Firearm death rate per 100 thousand inhabitants, 2008

19 PROYECTO SISTEMA REGIONAL DE INDICADORES ESTANDARIZADOS DE CONVIVENCIA Y SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA 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 PROYECTO SISTEMA REGIONAL DE INDICADORES ESTANDARIZADOS DE CONVIVENCIA Y SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA 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 PROYECTO SISTEMA REGIONAL DE INDICADORES ESTANDARIZADOS DE CONVIVENCIA Y SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA 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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