Editing Crime statistics (section)

==Classification==
While most jurisdictions could probably agree about what constitutes a [[murder]], what constitutes a [[homicide]] may be more problematic, while a crime against the person could vary widely. Legislation differences often means the ingredients of offences vary between jurisdictions.

The International Crime victims Survey has been done in over 70 countries to date and has been a 'de facto' standard for defining common crimes. Complete list of countries<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unicri.it/services/library_documentation/publications/icvs/data/participating_20countries.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418111902/http://www.unicri.it/services/library_documentation/publications/icvs/data/participating_20countries.pdf|title=UNCRI ICVS participating countries|archivedate=April 18, 2016}}</ref> participating and the 11 defined crimes<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unicri.it/services/library_documentation/publications/icvs/data/overview2000cati.PDF|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034747/http://www.unicri.it/services/library_documentation/publications/icvs/data/overview2000cati.PDF|title=UNCRI ICVS overview|archivedate=March 4, 2016}}</ref> can be found at the project web site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unicri.it/services/library_documentation/publications/icvs/|title=ICVS website|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314205131/http://www.unicri.it/services/library_documentation/publications/icvs/|archive-date=2016-03-14}}</ref>

In March 2015 the UNODC published the first version of the "International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes" (ICCS).<ref name="e983">{{cite web | title=International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes (ICCS) Version 1.0, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime | url=https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/ICCS/ICCS_English_2016_web.pdf | access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref> According to the UNODC, there have been more than three million homicides in Africa since the year 2000.<ref name="i355">{{cite web | title=dp-intentional-homicide-victims-est | website=dataUNODC | url=https://dataunodc.un.org/dp-intentional-homicide-victims-est | access-date=2024-10-05}}</ref>