Peru Femicides and Attempted Femicides 2020

General Info

Original or alternative title

Casos de Feminicidio y Tentativas de Feminicidio 2020

Provider

Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (Peru)

Tabulations only

Geography

Peru (PER)

Coverage type

Country

Time period covered

January, 2009 - December, 2020

Series or system

Peru National Program for the Prevention and Eradication of Violence against Women and Members of the Family Group (AURORA) Reports

Data type

Administrative data: Subnationally representative

Summary

The National Program for the Prevention and Eradication of Violence against Women and Members of the Family Group (AURORA) collects statistics on femicide and attempted femicide. Data from all 25 regions plus Peru's one province (Lima) are included. Subjects cover pregnant women femicide, the age of the aggressor, the victim's familiarity with her aggressor, and the intoxication status of the aggressor during the attack.

Keywords

Alcohol use, Coping behavior, Homicide, Household deaths, Illicit drug use, Infant mortality, Interpersonal violence, Intimate partner violence, Place of death, Pregnancy, Violence

Citation

Contributors

Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (Peru)

Publisher

Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (Peru)

Suggested citation

Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (Peru). Peru Femicides and Attempted Femicides 2020. Lima, Peru: Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (Peru).