Violence against women and the crime of feminicide within the judicial district of Lima

Abstract

The study aimed to determine the relationship between violence against women and the crime of femicide in the Judicial District of North Lima in 2023. A quantitative approach was adopted with a descriptive, non-experimental, cross-sectional, and correlational design under a hypothetical-deductive method. The sample consisted of 112 prosecutors, who were administered two instruments: the “Violence against Women” questionnaire and the “Crime of Femicide” questionnaire. The findings showed that the highest proportion of femicide victims was within the 18–29 age group (44.6%), followed by those aged 30–39 (37.5%), while lower incidence was observed in other age ranges. Regarding perpetrators, 50% were former partners and 48.2% were current partners, with minimal representation of family members and unknown individuals. In terms of the means used, stabbing was the most frequent method (58%), followed by physical assault (19.6%) and suffocation (8.9%), among others. Statistical analysis yielded a Spearman’s Rho coefficient of 0.368 with a significance level of p = 0.001, demonstrating a statistically significant relationship between violence against women and the occurrence of femicide in the analyzed context. It was concluded that higher levels of violence against women were associated with a higher incidence of femicide in the Judicial District of North Lima