Measuring cybercrime in Europe: The role of crime statistics and victimisation surveys: Proceedings of a conference organized by the Council of Europe with the support of the European Union, 29-30 October 2020

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Cybercrime has become part of everyday life. We live in hybrid societies, fluctuating between the material and the virtual world, and we are hence confronted with online, offline and hybrid offences. However, the few victimisation surveys conducted in Europe reveal that victims of online crimes seldom report them to the police. Consequently, cybercrimes - which according to the best estimates represent between one third and more than half of all attempted and completed crimes in Europe - seldom appear in national criminal statistics. The State seems powerless to prevent them and private security companies flourish.

During two days, experts from all over the continent gathered together in the framework of a virtual conference organized by the Council of Europe and the European Union to discuss what we know, what we do not know, and what we could do to improve our knowledge of crime in our contemporary hybrid societies, develop evidence-based criminal policies, provide assistance to crime victims, and implement realistic programs in the field of crime prevention and offender treatment. This book presents their experiences, reflexions, and proposals.