National Statistical
Information on Public Security of the OAS Member States
National stastitical
institutions on
public security and related topics, responsible for the collection of
statistical information, analysis and promotion of activities on public
security in the OAS Member States.
Statistics
Division,
Ministry of Finance and Economy It does not include statistical data on the website. For more
information, please contact: 1-268-462-4775/0451 (phone); 1-268-562-2542 (fax);
stats@ab.gov.ag (email)
Sistema Unificado de
Registros Criminales (SURC)
(Ministry of Justice, Security and Human Rights - National Office on
Criminal Policy) The SURC seeks to optimize the administration of
data related to criminal acts through the organization of the
information received, its classification and processing.
Bahamas Department of Statistics To ensure that the Bahamian
Government, Businesses and People are never hampered in their
activities by any inadequacies of statistics, their recent trends or
their interpretation; and in particular, to ensure that the managers
of the Bahamian economy in the Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank
and elsewhere, never lack adequate statistics. (social and economic
data mainly)
Barbados
Barbados Statistical Service The Statistical Service has a mandate to collect, compile, analyze,
abstract and publish reliable and timely information relating to the
social, economic and general activities or conditions of the
inhabitants of Barbados.
Instituto Nacional de Estadística Economic, Social and Demographic
S on citizen security such as: domestic violence;
citizen v penitentiary regimespan>.
Observatorio de Democracia y Seguridad
It facilitates the systematization and opening of press information
related to security and social conflicts. It does periodic
reports, special reports, case files and annual reports on issues
linked to security, defense and social conflicrs at the
international, regional and local levels. It also diffuses
statistical information on public security and publishes the results
of victimization surveys.
Observatório Brasil de Igualdade de Gênero The
principal objective is to gather data and information for the
monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of public policies.
It is a governmental body.
Observatório Brasil de Igualdade de Gênero
Its principal objective is to offer data and information allowing
the monitoring and the implementation of public policies. It
is a governmental organism.
Canada
Statistics Canada Statistical
information on the social, economic, geographic situation
and tables on public security.
Red Nacional de
Observatorios del Delito
This network is composed of a series of public and private entities
under the leadership of the Criminal Investigations Center of the
National Police oriented towards the monitoring, evaluation,
processing and statistical analysis of crime and towards the
development of metholodogies and investigations in this area, as a
means to share these knowledges.
Observatorio de Derechos Humanos Presents
detailed analysis for 2007, produced by the Obsevatory on Human
Rights of the Human Rights Program of the Vice-Presidency. It
analyzes the situation of the country in terms of homicides,
massacres, displacement, homicides of vulnerable sectors of society
and individual desmobilization, amongst other indicators.
del DANE
Household surveys
led by the the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE)
in collaboration with the the National Department of Planification,
in 2003, in Bogota, Cali and Medellin. Its principal objective
is to characterize aspects related to crime.
Sistema de Información del
Centro de Referencia Nacional de Violencia - Medicina Legal
The National Center of Reference on Violence (Centro de Referencia Nacional sobre Violencia)
is responsible for the elaboration of information and scientific
investigations on wounds caused by external factors, based on the
forensic data. It publishes statistical data for the 1997-2008
period and presents a system of statistical and information analysis.
Centro
de Estudio y Observatorio de Drogas y Delito
Financed by the Universidad del Rosario (Colombia), with the
objective to better understand the Colombian society and report to
Colombia and the international community on world events related to
illicit drugs and crime.
Compendio de Indicadores
Judiciales
Judiciary indicators with statistics on crime and methodology for
the development of indicators. Data on Criminal Law,
Penitenciary System and Police.
Anuarios Judiciales con estadísticas de criminalidad y metodología
para el desarrollo de indicadores. Datos sobre Juzgado Penal,
Fiscalía, Sistema carcelario y Policia.
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y
Censos
It coordinates statistical elaboration with the objective to respond
to the needs of national information. It shares demographic
and socio-economic statistics.
Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas –
ONE Integra la información estadística estatal de Cuba. Elabora
estadísticas y análisis destinados a satisfacer las necesidades
informativas del Estado y del Gobierno a los efectos de conocer el
comportamiento de los procesos económicos, demográficos y sociales.
Dominica
Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Finance
No incluye datos estadísticos en el sitio Web. Siguen
los números para contacto:
1 - 767 - 266 - 3401/3522
(teléfono);
1 - 767 - 449 – 9128 (fax);
csoda@cwdom.dm
(email).
Dirección Nacional de Policía
Judicial
Statistical Numbers on criminal indicators for 2008. These are
based on the reports by the Judiciary Police at the national level.
Observatorio Metropolitano de Seguridad Ciudadana This is a system of
compilation and analysis of information on violence and crime from
institutional sources and opinion polls. It supports the
definition of public policies on security and citizen coexistence on
the basis of epidemologic surveillance of violences; promotion of a
citizen culture of security; access, analysis and diffusion of
information on violence.
Plan Seguridad
Ciudadana
This website provides governmental statistical information on crime
and violence for 2008
Observatorio de la Juventud
Bulletins on health, employment, IDB projects, UNESCO project "Youth
Development and Violence Prevention", surveys and publications.
Grenada
Central Statistical Office
It does not publish statistical data on the website. For
additional information, please contact:
1 - 473 - 435 - 8742/440-1369
(phone);
1 -473 - 435- 8741 (fax); gogstats@hotmail.com;
gilchrist@spiceisle.com
(email).
Observatorio de Violencia género contra las Mujeres Indicators:
femicides, intra-familiar violence, trafficking in persons and women,
sexual and reproductive health, social violence, sexual violence;
public policies and national legislations; international instruments.
Guyana
Bureau of Statistics
Statistical data on poverty indicators, child labor, social
statistics
Haiti
Institut Haïtien de
Statistique et d’Informatique
It publishes investiation on private security companies. It
also provides economic, social and demographic statistics, as well
as national surveys.
Honduras
Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas
(INE) The INE is a governmental
institution whose research is based on the recollection of primary
data, through institutional administrative directories, as well as
through field investigations such as census or surveys.
Dirección General de Investigación Criminal. Unidad de Ingeniería en
Sistemas
Observatorio de la Violencia en Honduras Statistics on public security. Documents on violent deaths and
non-intentional; documents on mortality and others. Projects
developed with the support of the United Nations Development Program
(UNDP)
Minister of National Security – Crime Victimization Survey 2006 Perception of crime and
disorder; criminal victimization; details of victimization incidents;
indirect exposure to serious crime; fear of crime; opinions about the
criminal justice system; police complaints, corruption and brutality.
Mexico
Secretaría de Seguridad Pública
Integral system of assistance to victims of power abuse; Integral
strategy for the prevention of and fight against crime; private
security; statistics on the services of private security;
penitentiary statistics.
Observatorio de Violencia Social y de Género
Statistical information on the types of violence, by sexe, age,
level of education, kinship. Database and indicators on social
violence and gender. Analytical documents for the definition
of public policies recommendations. Publication of documents
and indicators.
Sistema de Desarrollo Integral de la Familia
Case Studies / Institutional registration, prevention of commercial
child exploitation, statistics of the national services of
statistics of the social assistance.
Observatorio de
la Violencia de Género contra la Mujer
Forum for the elimination of all forms of violence and
discrimination against women. It creates indicators on the
following issues: femicides, intra-familiar violence, trafficking in
persons and women, sexual and reproductive health, social violence,
sexual violence.
Ministerio del Interior de Perú
Statistical tables on intra-familiar violence 2006, statistical
violence on sexual violence 2006, statistical tables on trafficking
in persons 2008.
Dirección General de Prisiones
Statistics on the relations within penitentiary institutions; status
relations by judicial districts; relation by status by prison;
report of detainees by crime committed.
Statistical Office Ministry of Finance Central Planning Division,
Planning and Economic Development.
No incluye datos estadísticos en el sitio Web. Siguen
los números para contacto:
1 - 784 - 457 - 2921
(teléfono);
1 - 784 - 456 – 2430 (fax);svg.stats@gov.vc
(email).
Central Statistical Office The CSO is a Division of the Ministry of
Planning and Development charged with the responsibility of taking
censuses in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and collecting,
compiling, analyzing and publishing statistical information relating
to all social and economic activities.
Ministerry of Interior. Department of Data, Statistics and Analysis
Observatorio
Nacional sobre Violencia y Criminalidad
Provides statistical information on the main indicators on the
evolution of crime and police management in Uruguay. It
gathers, processes and analyzes statistical information on violence
and crime produced by the Ministry of Interior.
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