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Dimension Society and Culture
Sub-Dimension Safety, Housing and Social Inclusion

Category Safety
KPI Name Violent Crime Rate
KPI No. SC: SH: SA: 8C Type: Core Type: Structural

Definition / Violent crime rate per 100 000 inhabitants
Description

Rationale / The number of violent crimes is an indicator of the incidence of serious criminal
Interpretation / offences in a city and a lead indicator of feelings associated with personal safety.
Benchmarking The number of violent crimes in a city is considered a benchmark measure of the
overall level of safety in the city.
Violent crimes shall include offences that involve force or the threat of force to a
person. Total violent crimes reported shall be calculated as the total sum of the
number of murders and non-negligent manslaughters, the number of rapes, the
number of robberies and the number of aggravated assaults.
For a multiple offence, only the most serious/severe offence shall be counted.
(ISO, 2015)
A declining trend and lower values are considered positive.
Source(s) NOTE – Sustainable development of communities -- Indicators for city services and
quality of life. ISO 3712:2014
Methodology Calculate as:
Numerator: Number of violent crimes committed.
Denominator: One 100 000th of the city’s population.

Unit Number / 100 000 inhabitants
Data Sources Data can be collected from local police departments and departments of justice.
/ Relevant UNODC, WHO.
Databases

SDG SDG Target 16.1: Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates
Reference(s) everywhere.
SDG Indicator 16.3.1: Proportion of victims of violence in the previous 12 months
who reported their victimization to competent authorities or other officially
recognized conflict resolution mechanisms.
Verification Check to see if calculation is based on 100 000 inhabitants and consistent with
Guidance population.
Check to see if all violent crimes listed above are included.
Check data source.

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