Fatalities and Lethal Violence in Port-au-Prince (2002-2017)

Starting in 2002, Komisyon Episkopal Nasyonal Jistis ak Lapè, or The National Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace (JILAP) collected information about lethal violence. Each JILAP report provides information about incidents of lethal violence in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. The violence is measured by the number of fatal casualties recorded per month. The reported deaths include homicides, as well as other causes of death (e.g., suicides, deaths due to traffic accidents, and vigilante violence). To gather this information, JILAP consults with designated observers in neighborhoods around Port-au-Prince, who meet with witnesses and/or independently investigate reported deaths. They also use newspapers to gather more information on reported deaths. The data contain information from 63 distinct quarterly reports, from 2002 through 2017, documenting 10,086 incidents.