Country profile Latvia

Learn more about gun violence in Latvia: Use the Incident Monitor to gather up-to-date information about firearm incidents (First time user? Be sure to read the Disclaimer & Manual). Check out the Official Data-section for statistics and discover insightful infographics in the Key Data-section. When available, research about criminal violence, mass shooting and terrorism, domestic violence, and trafficking in Latvia can be found in the Research-section.

Official Data

Crime statistics: Click here

Judicial statistics: Click here

Statistics on firearms and ammunition seizures: not available

Statistics on causes of death/mortality: Click here

Statistics on hospital admissions: Click here

Research

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  • UNODC (2015), “Latvia”, In: UNODC, Country Fact Sheets: Summary data from country responses on firearms seizures and trafficking, UNODC: 59-61. 

Key data

Key data Latvia