Reported Deaths of 162 Murdered Trans Personsfrom November 20th 2008 to November 12th 2009

Data collected and tables composed by Carsten Balzer and Astrid Suess for Transgender Europes Trans Murder Monitoring project

World Regions/Countries

Latin America 124Argentina 3Brazil 41Chile 1Colombia 5Cuba 1Dominican Republic 3Ecuador 1El Salvador 4Guatemala 11Honduras 16Mexico 9Nicaragua 2Peru 4Puerto Rico 1Venezuela 22

Europe 16Italy 4Russia 1Serbia 1Spain 2Turkey 6United Kingdom 2

North America 13U.S.A. 13

Asia 7India 4Malaysia 3

Africa 1Algeria 1

Oceania 1New Zealand 1

Total 162

Age 14-17 518-29 4430-39 2840-49 13 50-59 1 60-69 1Not reported 70

Total 162

Cause of Death

Shot 43Stabbed 32Strangled 14Beaten 6Tortured 4Injuries in the head 3Dismembered 2Thrown out of a moving car 1Run over by car 1Stoned 1Not reported 55 Total 162

Month

November 20th to 30th 2008 3 June 2009 15December 2008 9 July 2009 13January 2009 17 August 2009 7February 2009 9 September 2009 5March 2009 12 October 2009 17April 2009 8 November 1st to 20th 2009 4May 2009 12 Not reported 31

Total 162

Location of Death Street 29Home 16Public Park 3Hospital 4Beauty salon 2Motel/hotel room 2Own bar 1Own shop 1Clients apartment 1Friends home 1Car 1Brook 1Corn field 1Drive-in 1Not reported 98

Total 162

Profession Sex worker 24Stylist 2Performer 2Bar owner 1Clerk 1Cabinet maker 1Waitress 1Chorus singer 1Store keeper 1Shop owner 1Not reported 127

Total 162

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