Femicide: These EU countries consistently report the highest rates
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Many European countries are cracking down on direct and indirect violence against women. Where are they more likely to fall victim to a close acquaintance?
Breakdown
- Women in the EU are killed by partners or family nearly twice as often as men 11s
- Latvia had the highest femicide rate in 2022 and 2023, at 17 per million 31s
- Lithuania and Austria followed with the next highest rates 42s
- Greece, Spain, and the Netherlands had the lowest femicide rates 54s
- Italy introduced life imprisonment for femicide under certain circumstances 1m 15s