Administrative data collection on violence against women and domestic violence

EIGE works hard to improve the collection and comparability of data on intimate partner violence (IPV) and domestic violence across the EU.  

This ongoing project started with the creation of key indicators to help police and justice sectors gather data. These indicators are important for assessing progress in reducing IPV and for making data more comparable across nations. 

In 2023, EIGE started its second EU-wide data collection. This phase used improved indicators and offered detailed guidance to help countries gather data. Most of the data was broken down by sex, showing how many victims are women and the total number of victims. This helps highlight gender differences. 

The project is still going, with country profiles being published in 2025 based on the latest data. These profiles include a report on the methods used and a policy brief on better data collection. There’s also a brief on femicide, stressing the need for sex-disaggregated data on violence against women. Future publications will include an in-depth analytical report. 

Outputs

Methodological Guidance: Administrative data collection on violence against women and domestic violence 

Intimate partner and domestic violence: EIGE’s data collection (2023–2024) – Methodological report 

Country Specific Information | European Institute for Gender Equality  

Counting to counter gender-based violence: Improving the collection of disaggregated administrative data 

Improving the collection of national administrative data on femicide in the EU | European Institute for Gender Equality