Femicides: the undeclared war on women in Europe

The lack of up-to-date data and of data with similar - thus comparable - characteristics, and significant gaps in the publishing of recent data by state actors are major obstacles to researching the subject of violence against women and femicides across Europe. Even so, the first part of our large investigation coordinated by MIIR led to significant results.

• The total number of femicides from 2010 to 2021 in the 20 countries providing data is estimated at 3,232. A serious indication of underreporting by police authorities, as Eurostat data shows 6,593 intentional homicides of women (which aren't all necessarily considered femicides) between 2011-2021.
• Greece had the highest increase in femicides in 2021 compared to 2020, with an increase of 187.5%. Sweden also took a “leap” with a 120% increase in femicides in 2017-18.

• Sexual, economic and online abuses have also seen varying levels of increase in most countries.
• The adoption of an EU directive to combat violence against women and domestic violence has been pending since March 2022. This directive proposes to make data collection mandatory across the EU, as the extent of violence is not sufficiently recorded and communicated.

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