Reported Deaths of 162 Murdered Trans Persons

from 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

124

Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Peru
Puerto Rico
Venezuela

3
41
1
5
1
3
1
4
11
16
9
2
4
1
22

Europe

16

Italy
Russia
Serbia
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom

4
1
1
2
6
2

North America

13

U.S.A.

13

Asia

India
Malaysia

4
3

Africa

Algeria

Oceania

New Zealand

Total

162

Month
November 20th to 30th 2008
December 2008
January 2009
February 2009
March 2009
April 2009
May 2009

Total

3
9
17
9
12
8
12

June 2009
July 2009
August 2009
September 2009
October 2009
November 1st to 20th 2009
Not reported

15
13
7
5
17
4
31

162

Age
14-17
18-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
Not reported

5
44
28
13
1
1
70

Total

162

Cause of Death
Shot
Stabbed
Strangled
Beaten
Tortured
Injuries in the head
Dismembered
Thrown out of a moving car
Run over by car
Stoned
Not reported

43
32
14
6
4
3
2
1
1
1
55

Total

162

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

29
16
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
98

Total

162

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

24
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
127

Total

162

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