Men who murdered women on account of their gender in Peru were most usually their partners. In 2021, 81 femicide victims were killed by their partners. Another 21 women were murdered by ex-partners. Together, partners and former partners accounted for 75 percent of these crimes.
Number of of femicide victims in Peru in 2021, by perpetrator relationship
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Femicide or feminicide is a term used to define the killing of a woman or girl on account of their gender.
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Ministerio de la Mujer y Poblaciones Vulnerables (Peru). (February 10, 2022). Number of of femicide victims in Peru in 2021, by perpetrator relationship [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/824095/number-femicide-victims-peru-perpetrator-relationship/
Ministerio de la Mujer y Poblaciones Vulnerables (Peru). "Number of of femicide victims in Peru in 2021, by perpetrator relationship." Chart. February 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/824095/number-femicide-victims-peru-perpetrator-relationship/
Ministerio de la Mujer y Poblaciones Vulnerables (Peru). (2022). Number of of femicide victims in Peru in 2021, by perpetrator relationship. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/824095/number-femicide-victims-peru-perpetrator-relationship/
Ministerio de la Mujer y Poblaciones Vulnerables (Peru). "Number of of Femicide Victims in Peru in 2021, by Perpetrator Relationship." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/824095/number-femicide-victims-peru-perpetrator-relationship/
Ministerio de la Mujer y Poblaciones Vulnerables (Peru), Number of of femicide victims in Peru in 2021, by perpetrator relationship Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/824095/number-femicide-victims-peru-perpetrator-relationship/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Number of of femicide victims in Peru in 2021, by perpetrator relationship [Graph], Ministerio de la Mujer y Poblaciones Vulnerables (Peru), February 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/824095/number-femicide-victims-peru-perpetrator-relationship/