Violence Against Women Risk Index (VAWRI): Municipal-Level Data for Mexico, 2023

Published: 13 March 2026| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/kxmjmjdz5f.1
Contributors:
Marco Escobar,
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Description

Violence Against Women Risk Index (VAWRI) and component indicators for 2,455 Mexican municipalities, 2023. Contents: - Composite VAWRI scores (0–1 scale) - Raw case counts and Empirical Bayes-adjusted rates for six violence categories (fatal, sexual, exploitation, domestic, harassment, gender-based) - Population denominators and INEGI geographic codes Method: Hybrid burden–risk scoring with adaptive Empirical Bayes smoothing (α = 200–8,000 by population band). Severity-weighted aggregation across categories. Sources: SESNSP criminal incidence, INEGI mortality/census, RNPDNO missing persons registry. See dictionary.csv for variable definitions.

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Index construction methodology detailed in associated article. Raw data sources: SESNSP, INEGI, RNPDNO (publicly available).

Institutions

  • Universidad De La Salle Bajio
    Guanajuato, Leon

Categories

Epidemiology, Public Health, Gender Studies

Funders

  • Universidad La Salle Bajío

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