Global Peace Index 2014 released
This is compiled by The Institute for Peace and Economics and ranks 162 nations according to levels of peacefulness. The definition uses 22 qualitative and quantitative indicators, the full methodology of which are described on the website. These include military spending, homicides and violent crime.
There is also separate UK index which compares regions.
Another useful website on this topic is the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). Its website has research papers and datasets from the Journal of Peace Research.
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