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24/12/23 10:36 AM IST

UNODC’s Global Study on Homicide Report 2023

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  • Dispute over property or land or access to water was behind nearly 16.8 per cent of murder cases recorded in India between 2019 and 2021, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Key findings
  • About 0.5 per cent or 300 of the murders recorded in India in 2019-21 were due to water-related conflicts, the UNODC’s Global Study on Homicide Report 2023 further elaborated.
  • Homicide is the killing of a person, whether lawful or unlawful, intentional or unintentional while Murder is the unlawful killing of a person with intent or malice aforethought.
  • An average of around 440,000 deaths annually occurred due to homicide between 2019 and 2021.
  • 2021 was exceptionally lethal, witnessing 458,000 homicides. Economic repercussions from the Covid-19 pandemic and a surge in organized crime, gang-related, and socio-political violence contributed to this increase.
  • Despite a more than 95% surge in conflict deaths between 2021 and 2022, available data shows that the global homicide burden in 2022 was twice that of conflict deaths.
Factors contributing homicide
  • Organized Crime accounted for 22% of global homicides, reaching 50% in the Americas. Competition among organized crime groups and gangs can escalate intentional homicides significantly.
  • Factors like climate change, demographic shifts, inequality, urbanization, and technological changes influence homicide rates differently across regions.
  • America has the highest regional homicide rate per capita (15 per 100,000 population in 2021).
  • Africa recorded the highest absolute number of homicides (176,000) with a rate of 12.7 per 100,000 population. Rates in Africa did not show a declining trend compared to other regions.
    Asia, Europe, and Oceania had homicide rates far below the global per capita average of 5.8 per 100,000 population in 2021.
Key findings about India
  • Nearly 16.8% of murder cases recorded in India between 2019 and 2021 were linked to disputes over property, land, or access to water.
  • About 0.5% (300 cases) of recorded murders in India between 2019 and 2021 were specifically attributed to water-related conflicts, highlighting the emergence of this issue as a significant driver of homicides.
  • Population Growth, Economic Expansion, and Climate Change factors were identified as exacerbating tensions over water access, contributing to increased violence related to disputes over water resources.
Source- DTE

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