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Crime Statistics – Ongoing Eurostat activities Geoffrey Thomas Eurostat

Crime Statistics – Ongoing Eurostat activities Geoffrey Thomas Eurostat. Eurostat’s involvement in crime statistics. Eurostat a Directorate-General of European Commission Collaboration with other Directorate Generals especially DG JLS Hague Programme November 2004

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Crime Statistics – Ongoing Eurostat activities Geoffrey Thomas Eurostat

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  1. Crime Statistics – Ongoing Eurostat activitiesGeoffrey ThomasEurostat

  2. Eurostat’s involvement in crime statistics • Eurostat a Directorate-General of European Commission • Collaboration with other Directorate Generals especially DG JLS • Hague Programme November 2004 • 5-year Action Plan agreed by Council and Commission May 2005

  3. Crime statistics : organisation • Network of contact points in countries • Nominated by Directors of Social Statistics, but may be from statistical offices or other government organisations • One contact point per country • Task force 31 May – 1 June 2005 • Next task force 2-3 March 2006

  4. Conclusions of Eurostat task force 2005 • Reported crime – collect data from countries and assess comparability • Organised crime – develop definitions and methodology • Victimisation surveys – work towards comparable data

  5. Steps towards comparable European data on victimisation • Analyse results of UNECE-UNODC questionnaire • Identify common topics and experiences • Propose a set of common variables and questions • Propose strategy for common survey or module • Pilot testing in Member States

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