In 2023, 16 people were convicted of marital homicide and in the previous year there were 25 convictions, a reduction of 36%. THE The lowest value was recorded in 2017, with 14 people convicted of marital homicide and the highest value was in 2009, with 44 convictions in the courts.
The number of people convicted of homicide increased by 45% last year compared to 2022, but convictions for spousal homicide decreased by 36%, indicated this Monday the .
On the day that the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is celebrated, the DGPJ publishes statistical highlights on people convicted of marital homicide.
The DGPJ states that the number of people convicted of homicide, which includes homicide in which the victim is a spouse or partner, showed a decreasing trend between 2007 and 2022, going from 306 convictions in 2007 to 211 in 2022 , a reduction of 31%.
“Over this period, the trend was most noticeable in 2008, 2010 and from 2013 to 2019.”
However, in 2023, “compared to previous years (2014 to 2022), an increase in people convicted of murder (…) with a number of 306 people convicted”, refers to the statistical prominence of that body supervised by the Ministry of Justice.
As for homicides in which the victim is a spouse or partner, the DGPJ says that, in the last 17 years, the number of people convicted has shown a “slight decrease” since 2010.
According to the data, the lowest value was recorded in 2017, with 14 people convicted of marital homicide and the highest value was in 2009, with 44 convictions in the courts.
Last year, 16 people were convicted of marital homicide and in 2022 there were 25 convictions, a reduction of 36%.
The DGPJ also indicates that the proportion of people convicted of homicide in which the victim is a spouse or partner over the total number of people convicted of homicide in the courts of first instance is around a range between 5.2% (minimum value in 2023) and 14.7% (maximum value in 2016).
Statistics also show that there is “a strong prevalence” of cases in which the person convicted of spousal homicide is a man.
DGPJ statistics also show that last year, when 16 people were convicted and in around 93% of cases the victim was a woman, attempted qualified homicide and qualified homicide were the predominant types of crimes.
“When comparing the number of victims in 2023, taking into account gender and type of homicide, it is observed that for qualified homicide, attempted qualified homicide and simple homicide the victims are all female. Victims of attempted homicide are exclusively male”, conclude the data.
