Glossary:Intentional homicide
Intentional homicide means killing a human being willfully and illegally. That means the intent was to cause death or serious injury, but not necessarily that it was planned beforehand. This is a wider concept than murder, for which also planning and other criteria are considered.
Intentional homicide statistics includes murder, deadly assault, assassination, terrorism, femicide, infanticide, voluntary manslaughter, extrajudicial killings, illegal killing by police or military. It excludes attempted homicide, justifiable self-defence, assisted suicide, euthanasia, and abortion.
Further information
- EU guidelines for the International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes
- Crime and criminal justice metadata file