Reported criminal offenses by each Nigerian state, 2016
Data on the number of reported offences in Nigeria broken down by type and state, released by the National Bureau of Statistics in 2016 and available for download in PDF and Excel format.
Statistics on crime and prosecution rates in Nigeria detailing reported offences by type and state. It was published in 2016 by the National Bureau of Statistics.
The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project collects and maps disaggregated data on reported political violence and protests, including dates, actors, types of violence, locations and fatalities.
The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute’s library aims to contribute to the global sharing of criminal justice information. It includes publications, reports and other electronic resources on crime and justice, as well as an international criminology directory. It was established in 1969.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) – Corruption in Nigeria: patterns and trends
UNODC adopts an evidence-based approach to quantify the extent and describe the patterns of corruption at the country level. Information on the experience of corruption is gathered through sample surveys on different targets - general population, business sector, civil servants - following strict methodological standards. This study, published in 2019, explores the patterns, experiences and manifestations of corruption in Nigeria.
02 February 2021
Sex & gender
Crime & justice
UN Global Study On Homicide: Gender-related killing of women and girls
Constituting the fifth part of the Global Study on Homicide 2019, this booklet gives an overview of the scope of gender-related killing of women and girls. It provides in-depth analysis of killings perpetrated within the family sphere and examines forms of gender-related killings perpetrated outside the family sphere, such as the killing of women in conflict and the killing of female sex workers. The booklet explores the scale of intimate partner/family-related killings of women and girls, and describes different forms of gender-related killings of women. It also looks at the characteristics of the perpetrators of intimate partner killings, the link between lethal and non-lethal violence against women, and the criminal justice response.
22 February 2021
Crime & justice
World Prison Brief Data: Nigeria
The World Prison Brief (WPB) is a unique database that provides free access to information about prison systems throughout the world. Country information is updated on a monthly basis, using data largely derived from governmental or other official sources. Each country page gives information on:
total prison populations, and prison population rates per 100,000 of the national population
the use of imprisonment for women, juveniles and foreign nationals
the extent of pre-trial/remand imprisonment
prison overcrowding, as indicated by occupancy levels
news and official reports on prison conditions
details of local organisations and other resources
department or ministry responsible for prisons, with contact information
22 February 2021
Crime & justice
South African Police Service Annual Report 2019/20