%0 Journal Article
%T Homicide clearance in Western Europe
%A Janne Kivivuori
%A Karoliina Suonp£¿£¿
%A Marieke Liem
%A Martin Killias
%A Martti Lehti
%A Simone Walser
%A Sven Granath
%J European Journal of Criminology
%@ 1741-2609
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1477370818764840
%X This study provides an overview of homicide clearance in four West European countries: Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. Using data from the European Homicide Monitor, employing similar definitions and uniform coding schemes, this study allowed for unique cross-country comparisons in factors influencing differences in homicide clearance rates. Findings based on homicides occurring in the period 2009¨C14 revealed overall low homicide rates in all countries, with a wide variety in homicide clearance rates, ranging from 77 percent in the Netherlands to 98 percent in Finland. Results further showed that both event-based as well as victim-based characteristics significantly influenced the likelihood of homicide clearance, suggesting that homicide clearance rates can, for a large part, be attributed to the prevalent types of homicide in each of these European countries
%K Clearance
%K Europe
%K homicide
%K international comparison
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1477370818764840