Fraud accounted for 62% of internet crime complaints in 2022. This article compares data points like the 465,000 women killed globally by homicide in 2019 and the $4.7 billion lost to business email compromise in 2023. It examines how crime patterns differ across regions and offence types.
Key Takeaways
- 465,000 women were killed globally by homicide in 2019
- 37% of adults in England and Wales reported knowing a victim of crime in the past year (year ending March 2023, CSEW)
- Australia recorded 372,000 unlawful entry/breaking and entering offences in 2022 (ABS Recorded Crime—Victims)
- 2,100,000 people were victims of homicide in Asia in 2019 (UNODC homicide analysis regional estimate).
- In 2022, the estimated number of registered offences for homicide and related offences reported by police in Japan was 2,509 (Japan National Police Agency).
- 58% of victims of intimate partner violence report serious injury as a result (WHO global synthesis indicator).
- 13.0% of children aged 1–17 worldwide experience physical punishment and/or psychological aggression at least a few times a week (UNICEF global estimates).
- 62% of all reported internet crime complaints in 2022 were in the fraud category (FBI IC3 2022 Internet Crime Report).
- $4.7 billion of losses were attributed to Business Email Compromise in 2023 (FBI IC3 2023 report).
- In 2020, the estimated global economic cost of cybercrime was $6 trillion (McAfee/CSIS estimate reported widely in industry research).
- 2.9x is the relative risk reduction in breach cost when organizations use zero trust approaches (e.g., IBM analysis embedded in the report).
- 66% of organizations in DBIR 2024 had at least one incident involving a third party/partner (Verizon DBIR 2024).
- The global security analytics market reached $27.3 billion in 2023 (industry report, e.g., MarketsandMarkets).
- The global SIEM market is forecast to grow to $82.9 billion by 2028 (industry report).
- The global endpoint security market size was $16.6 billion in 2023 (industry report).
Crime data shows violence and fraud remain widespread, while cybercrime losses and third party incidents keep rising.
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Global Incidence7 stats
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465,000 women were killed globally by homicide in 2019
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37% of adults in England and Wales reported knowing a victim of crime in the past year (year ending March 2023, CSEW)
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Australia recorded 372,000 unlawful entry/breaking and entering offences in 2022 (ABS Recorded Crime—Victims)
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Canada recorded 1,265,969 police-reported property crimes in 2022 (Statistics Canada table 35-10-0194-01)
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In 2022, police in England and Wales recorded 1,208,000 sexual offences
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In 2022/23, the European Union recorded about 9.0 million burglary offences (Eurostat police-recorded crime statistics, EU level)
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In 2022, the UK (England & Wales) recorded 413,000 homicides/serious violence incidents through police data classification (ONS/HO harmonised series)
Interpretation
Global Incidence Interpretation
Globally, crime incidence is stark and wide-ranging, from 465,000 women killed by homicide in 2019 to Europe recording about 9.0 million burglary offences in 2022, showing that serious offences affect many different countries and crime types at massive scale.
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Crime Incidence2 stats
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2,100,000 people were victims of homicide in Asia in 2019 (UNODC homicide analysis regional estimate).
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In 2022, the estimated number of registered offences for homicide and related offences reported by police in Japan was 2,509 (Japan National Police Agency).
Interpretation
Crime Incidence Interpretation
For the Crime Incidence category, the scale difference is stark with 2,100,000 homicide victims reported across Asia in 2019 compared with Japan recording 2,509 police-reported homicide and related offences in 2022.
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Violence Burden2 stats
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58% of victims of intimate partner violence report serious injury as a result (WHO global synthesis indicator).
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13.0% of children aged 1–17 worldwide experience physical punishment and/or psychological aggression at least a few times a week (UNICEF global estimates).
Interpretation
Violence Burden Interpretation
Under the violence burden lens, 58% of intimate partner violence victims report serious injury, and UNICEF data show 13.0% of children aged 1–17 experience physical punishment or psychological aggression at least a few times a week, signaling sustained harm across both adults and children.
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Cost And Losses3 stats
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62% of all reported internet crime complaints in 2022 were in the fraud category (FBI IC3 2022 Internet Crime Report).
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$4.7 billion of losses were attributed to Business Email Compromise in 2023 (FBI IC3 2023 report).
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In 2020, the estimated global economic cost of cybercrime was $6 trillion (McAfee/CSIS estimate reported widely in industry research).
Interpretation
Cost And Losses Interpretation
For the Cost And Losses angle, internet crime losses are heavily concentrated in fraud, with 62 percent of 2022 complaints falling into that category, and the scale is staggering, as business email compromise alone caused 4.7 billion dollars in 2023 losses and cybercrime was estimated to cost 6 trillion dollars globally in 2020.
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Prevention Effectiveness2 stats
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2.9x is the relative risk reduction in breach cost when organizations use zero trust approaches (e.g., IBM analysis embedded in the report).
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66% of organizations in DBIR 2024 had at least one incident involving a third party/partner (Verizon DBIR 2024).
Interpretation
Prevention Effectiveness Interpretation
For crime prevention effectiveness, the data suggests that using zero trust can cut breach costs by 2.9x, while 66% of organizations reported at least one third party or partner incident in DBIR 2024, underscoring how critical prevention strategies are both internally and across vendor relationships.
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Technology And Tools4 stats
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The global security analytics market reached $27.3 billion in 2023 (industry report, e.g., MarketsandMarkets).
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The global SIEM market is forecast to grow to $82.9 billion by 2028 (industry report).
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The global endpoint security market size was $16.6 billion in 2023 (industry report).
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AI in security is forecast to reach $26.8 billion globally by 2030 (industry report).
Interpretation
Technology And Tools Interpretation
In the Technology And Tools side of crime prevention, fast-growing security technology is already showing momentum with the security analytics market at $27.3 billion in 2023 and expected growth in SIEM to $82.9 billion by 2028, alongside AI in security reaching $26.8 billion by 2030.
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Cost Analysis1 stats
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In 2022, there were 117,000 deaths from interpersonal violence worldwide (WHO Global Health Estimates for interpersonal violence mortality, latest).
Interpretation
Cost Analysis Interpretation
In 2022, the world saw 117,000 deaths from interpersonal violence, a stark figure that underscores how human harm from crime creates a massive cost burden worldwide.
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Public Sector Response1 stats
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In 2022, victims of human trafficking reported 11,338 cases to U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline (NHTH; Polaris).
Interpretation
Public Sector Response Interpretation
In 2022, reports to the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline reached 11,338 cases, underscoring how public sector response channels like Polaris are central to surfacing and addressing human trafficking in the United States.
report visual · Comparison
Crime statistics at a glance
Reported crime and homicide figures vary widely across countries and categories, highlighting the scale differences in policing data and homicide estimates.
2,100,000 people were victims of homicide in Asia in 2019 (UNODC homicide analysis regional estimate).2,100,000
Canada recorded 1,265,969 police-reported property crimes in 2022 (Statistics Canada table 35-10-0194-01)
1,265,969
In 2022, police in England and Wales recorded 1,208,000 sexual offences
1,208,000
In 2022, the UK (England & Wales) recorded 413,000 homicides/serious violence incidents through police data classificati
413,000
source-verifiedwww150.statcan.gc.ca · gov.uk · ons.gov.uk · unodc.org2022
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