Global database on impact of terrorism, including deaths attributed to Boko Haram in Nigeria
The Global Terrorism Index provides data to help people understand the global, regional and local impact of terrorism. It includes information on terrorism deaths in Nigeria attributed to Boko Haram.
A report covering lethal violence in Nigeria between 1 January and 31 December 2016. The sixth of its kind, it's available in PDF and was published by Nigeria Watch with the support of the Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme (NSRP) and the French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA-Nigeria).
Corruption and human rights abuses by the Nigeria Police Force, 2010
A report on how corruption fuels the national police's abuse of power. It 102-page report was published in 2010 and is available for download from the Human Rights Watch website.
Registered public complaints and action by Nigerian police, 2017
Public complaints by Nigerian citizens highlighting resolved, false and pending cases. The report was released by the Public Complaints Rapid Response Unit of the Nigeria Police Force in 2017.
Nigerian prison statistics detailing prison capacity by state, inmate populations and petitions received by geopolitical zones. Released by the National Bureau of Statistics in 2016.
The Council on Foreign Relations' Nigeria Security Tracker is an effort to catalogue and map political violence based on a weekly survey of Nigerian and international press. The data presented include violent incidents related to political, economic, and social grievances directed at the state or other affiliated groups (or, conversely, the state employing violence to respond to those incidents.)
02 February 2021
Crime & justice
Crime Statistics: Reported Offences by Type and State 2017
18 February 2021
Crime & justice
Nigerian drug abuse and enforcement data, 2012 to 2016
Crime data on drug abuse and law enforcement covering 2012 to 2016, available for download in PDF format from the National Bureau of Statistics website.