Homicide is the most serious form of violence, resulting in substantial social, financial, and economic harm. Countries affected by homicide are mostly concentrated in the Global South.

However, whilst recent years have produced an impressive amount of European work on homicide, in the Global South reliable crime rate data is for a large part unavailable or inaccessible. This also applies to Indonesia, where homicide data appears to be fragmented and limited. Absence of reliable official data on the prevalence and characteristics of homicide in the country limits the capacity of law enforcement agencies and policy makers for prediction, prevention, and intervention. Interdisciplinary research is needed to fill this gap in knowledge.

The proposed project aims to harness data from traditional and new media sources in combination with criminological, legal, and behavioral theoretical frameworks to examine and better understand the nature and scope of homicide in Indonesia. The project will draw on team members’ expertise in criminology, law, psychology, and data science to describe media representations of homicide in the country and to analyse this data for actionable insights.

Results of this project will be used for a) the advancement of research on homicide, both locally and internationally; b) for the development and improvement of study courses on violence and crime both in the Netherlands and Indonesia; and c) for informing relevant stakeholders in government and law enforcement.

• criminal violence
• domestic violence
• homicide
• new media and society
• social media

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